Cost of living comparison
Accra is 53.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Accra instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$6.47
GHS87.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.61
GHS8.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.22
GHS2.97
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.13
GHS15.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$3.96
GHS53.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$7.28
GHS98.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.71
GHS23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.87
GHS25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.99
GHS13.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.43
GHS5.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.58
GHS7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.85
GHS11.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.84
GHS11.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.70
GHS9.41
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$3.69
GHS49.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$23.56
GHS318.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,795.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$8.31
GHS112.56
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$41.59
GHS563.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$895.45
GHS12,122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$59.21
GHS801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$29.83
GHS403.81
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$60.39
GHS817.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,035.89
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$0.92
GHS12.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.14
GHS28.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$1.48
GHS20.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$36.72
GHS497.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$6.01
GHS81.29
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$13.41
GHS181.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$12.88
GHS174.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$34.37
GHS465.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$34.18
GHS462.75
|
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