Cost of living comparison
Accra is 46.2% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Accra instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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