Cost of living comparison
Accra is 31.0% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Accra instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
|
pay 67.1% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
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