Accra ranked 7th most expensive city to live in Africa

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  • seth 1 year ago

    I was sceptical first until I saw the cost of living numbers for one person. Dead-on-the money!!! I havejust lived in Accra for 7 weeks, and that number was accuarate to the letter!!!

  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 year ago

    The whole problem is about is about poor pricing decisions in Ghana. It has always been so since independence. That is what attracted the Yorubas to Ghana enmass. Today, the Ibos and Chinese have also seen the loophole and ta ...
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  • Rex @ all of you Npp members. 1 year ago

    This lunatics in government keeps setting bad records for Ghana, instead of making Accra the most cleanest city as they promised Ghanaians, they have succeeded in making it the city with the highest cost of living in Africa a ...
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  • Rex @ kwame.com and all of you Npp members. 1 year ago

    And @:Kweku . Com or whatever, I was very busy with work today and so couldn't come and answer your questions concerning Mahama being vidionless, the things I stated are but few of the uncountable things he did, but I tactica ...
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  • Accra must be number 1 1 year ago

    Living in Accra is crazy expensive

  • Jkmee 1 year ago

    The poodle and stooge of akyem Mafia is a waste. Nanaborrowmia government is a useless one

  • Balulu 1 year ago

    Am not surprised look the NPP communicators should be ashamed of themselves because they themselves are suffering than any ordinary Ghanaian. A teachers and nurses cannot even rent average single room in Accra.I spoke to a fr ...
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  • Ghanani 1 year ago

    Especially depending on where you live in Accra. Cost of living in Nima,Madina,Chokor will be lower.

  • Nii 1 year ago

    Profiteering in the retail sector by our traders is a contributing factor.How can a retailer buy a crate of egg @ GH50 and sell it @GHC65 without spending on transport?An. Olonka sells @ GHC23 yet a ball of Kenley @GHC5 why s ...
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  • Kwesi 1 year ago

    Have you considered cost of labor ? Gas to cook, water and other factors to make a ball of kenkey ?

  • Okyere Kay 1 year ago

    D monthly amount of Ghc32,000+ for a family of 4 is an over exaggeration.We are 6 in my family where do I get Ghc48,000+ to feed on?

  • Johnny 1 year ago

    I was also confused when I saw that figure.Could it be that they have a standard for the purpose of that survey?

  • Kofi 1 year ago

    My guy you are not leaving good.
    The research is talking about good leaving and not hustling with cheap and unhealthy food.

  • Odgidinii 1 year ago

    How did they come to this conclusion?
    Did they get their figures from expatriates or members of the East Legon Executive Club?

  • Sam Fante warrior. 1 year ago

    Many Ashantis monkeys need to be deported from Accra back to forest, they're soo much selling on the streets side and they stink all over. Go back home monkeys.

  • Sage Man 1 year ago

    What do you gain from sowing division among brothers? May God punish you for canvassing hatred among Ghanian tribes. You use the name Fante warrior, I dare you that you are not a Fante, you just can be a properly raised Fante ...
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  • Di African 1 year ago

    One thing I know for sure you are not a fante, but an big idiot. Ghanaian are not going for that stupid comment from you turn us against each other...

    We are better than an idiot like you, Unity over poverty
    Unity over ...
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  • Papillo 1 year ago

    I'm surprised Ghana is not the first. Things will get worse unless we learn how to trade with our own currency.