Cost of living comparison
Accra is 35.4% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Accra instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.300
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.490
|
$6.47
GHS87.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.61
GHS8.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$0.22
GHS2.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.13
GHS15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.150
|
$3.96
GHS53.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.950
|
$7.28
GHS98.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$1.71
GHS23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.440
|
$1.87
GHS25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$0.99
GHS13.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.43
GHS5.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.58
GHS7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$0.85
GHS11.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.84
GHS11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.70
GHS9.41
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.940
|
$3.69
GHS49.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.480
|
$23.56
GHS318.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,957.340
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,795.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.190
|
$8.31
GHS112.56
|
|
pay 70.2% more for housing
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.390
|
$41.59
GHS563.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND741.740
|
$895.45
GHS12,122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND571.830
|
$59.21
GHS801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.220
|
$29.83
GHS403.81
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.170
|
$60.39
GHS817.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,464.510
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,035.89
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.160
|
$0.92
GHS12.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$2.14
GHS28.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.330
|
$1.48
GHS20.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.360
|
$36.72
GHS497.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.490
|
$6.01
GHS81.29
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.240
|
$13.41
GHS181.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.990
|
$12.88
GHS174.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND307.830
|
$34.37
GHS465.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND226.710
|
$34.18
GHS462.75
|
|
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