Cost of living comparison
Accra is 2.3% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Accra instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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