Cost of Living in Accra

I'm curious, are there any successful relationships from a Ghana women and a male from the United States? Or are they money scams! any way of picking out a fraud,
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How can I move from US to Accra. On Social Security of $808 a month

Okay, so looking at these prices for living expenses and then the monthly pay.. are those numbers correct? it looks like they have American prices with African pay. how do people live there? I really would love to go and stay a couple of years, but who can live on $300.00 per month? Am I reading something wrong?

Hello everybody

Probably I will move to Ghana this year.
I would like to know more about the cost of life in Accra.
We are a family with 2 adults and 1 children 7 years old.
How much will I spend in average these utilities?
1. Elctricity
2. Water
3. Fast speed Internet
4. Heat
5. Car fuel
5.cell phone package
6.Cable TV package
7. Government taxes and fees regarding car and house
8. Rent A 3 bedroom town house or apartment and charges and fees
9. A housekeeper/ cock at least 3 days per week
10. Private English classes for my wife and daughter
11. Groceries as rice, beans, fruits, vegetables, meat, milk, cookies ( in general and imported)
12. Spending weekends in good but not luxurious beach hotels and resorts
13. A place with at least a 25m swimming pool and gym
14. Tourism e.g. 3 or 4 days Safaris in Mole park
15. Maybe a driver
What kind of documents do I need?
1. Drive license
2. Permanent visa
3. Expat ID
4. Other

I know everithing depends on the place...so every remark, opinions, ideas will be welcome

BEST REGARDS

Good morning,
Please i need i guide on how much i need to provide for my daughter's monthly up keep allowance(excluding accommodation) who has just been given admission to study Medicine in University of Ghana.

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Rent is NOT paid on a monthly basis. It's paid normally 2 years in advance so that figure needs to be deducted. Plus rent is NOT almost $1400 as you state....this is nonsensical as even a high paying job will not pay this amount. Only a small percentage of GhanAians earn thousands of dollars a month. Therefore these figures you quote cannot be the norm but probably for expat or elite super rich locals. The figures you use are misleading. I am of Ghanaian descent and live in London and NO WAY is the cost of Accra living 80% that of London!!

We ship 1kg in 14GHS frozen halal beef. Frozen halal chicken meat 11GHS

Ghana live in poverty we keep increasing the price of commodities we are a stupid country i dont blame us as a nation but it is president mahama

Good morning
I would like to have your opinion about what it can be a SCAM! The fact is that I met a 32 y.o.girl that at first was from Double Springs, Alabama, USA, but after we started chating on the hangout of gmail she told me she was living in Accra Ghana thou she was daughter of an american man and a local lady, bla, bla, bla,...OK! from that moment on a dozen of red flags started to ask for my attention to the details of that potential affective relationship. The true is that I have already asked her for a chat through SKYPE and she showd up with thw same pretty face and in accordance with the initial outlines...now, my question is: In the middle of an hangout chat if you, out of the blue, would ask her for an imediate chat through SKYPE and she accepted and appeared with the same face like the photos and the same talk, would that be enough to put away in your mind the chance of a SCAM??? Obviously we haven´t speaken yet about money or I have sent any amount.
OK! in my country we have a proverb that goes this way, "caution and chicken soup never hurt anyone" anyway, from your expertise, what would you say to me?
Cheers all

FOOD
Let me start by enlightening you that in Ghana, unlike the Philippines and other countries in Asia, Europe, the America, and Europe, we do not use weighing scales in selling our food stuffs (commodities) except some imported food stuffs like rice, fish-red fish, herrings milk and so on. In Ghana, we use bowls (locally called Olonka/kruwa), cups, sacks (bags), cans/tins, and rubber buckets or pans in selling food stuffs in almost all markets in Ghana. The weight of particular food stuff is not the determining factor in the pricing of a commodity in the Ghanaian market but rather the size, demand & supply (availability/scarcity), quality, and the type of material used to measure it. For example, the price of maize depends on whether it is being measured with a bowl or a cup or a sack; whether there are plenty in the market or it is scarce; whether it is new or old. To explain further, a bowl (olonka/kruwa) of maize has different weights from a bowl (olonka/kruwa) of pepper and therefore cannot be said that the weight of maize in an “olonka” is equivalent to the weight of a bowl of pepper in the same “olonka”.
A bowl (an olonka/kruwa) of maize has a weight of about 4kg while fertilizer (1/2 bag) and cocoa sacks have about 80 kg and 200kg respectively. One bowl of maize (about 4 kg) costs about GHc5 (US$1.30) in Accra presently whilst same costs GHs4 (US$1.05) and GHs3.50US$0.92) in Kumasi and Techiman/Kintampo respectively. In the Philippines, 1 kg of maize costs averagely P45 in Manila and P38 in Cebu city, Legaspi, Cagayan, and P30 in Davao (the cheapest price of maize in the whole Philippines). Now, if a bowl (olonka/kruwa) of maize in Ghana is equivalent to 4 kg and costs GHs 5 in Accra, then by a simple arithmetic, 1 kg of maize in Accra costs about GHs1.25 (US $0.33). Please, note that 1 kg of maize cost 45 pesos in Manila (almost US$1) on the average (depending on the variety). You can do the rest of the calculations for the various cities on your own.
In Ghana, a bowl (olonka/kruwa) of white beans cost GHc10 (US$2.63 or GHc2.25/US$0.59 for 1kg) in Accra, GHc8 (US$2.37) and GHc6 (US$1.58) for Kumasi and Techiman respectively. A bowl (olonka/kruwa) of red beans costs GHc8 (US$2.37 or GHc2/US$0.53 for 1kg) in Accra, GHc7 (US$1.84), in Kumasi, and GHc4 (US$1.05) Techiman/Kintampo respectively.
In the Philippines, 1kg of white beans costs P100 (US$2.17) in Manila, P90 (US$1.96) in Cebu, Davao and other cities. Red beans costs P100 in Manila, Legaspi, Davao, Cebu, Cagayan and others. If one bowl (olonka/kruwa) of beans (cowpea) in Ghana is equivalent to 4kg, then 1 kg of white bean Ghc2.25(USS0.59) in Accra, and about GHc2 in Kumasi and GHc1.50 others. On the other hand, 1kg of white bean costs more than US$2 in Manila and almost US$2 in other cities.
1 kg of red tilapia fish(cold store price)in Accra costs GHc7(less than US$2) but in Philippines, 1 kg of red tilapia fish costs P450(close to US$10) at Robinson, SM, Ayala, Shopwise, Fooda, and almost all the malls/super markets. The Cheapest fish I have found in my entire (almost) five years in the Philippines was 1 kg of herring sold at P100 (more than US$2) at one of the local markets in Legaspi city.
125 ml of Carnation milk (condensa) costs GHc1.50 (US$0.39) in Accra, and Philippines P45 (US$1) at SM in Manila. A liter of soya cooking oil costs Ghc7 (less than US$2) in Accra. But the same cooking oil costs P150 (more than US$3) in Manila. A bottle of vita-milk drink (chocolate) costs GHc2 (US$0.52) in Ghana but it costs 35 pesos (US$0.76) in Manila. 125ml of close-up toothpaste costs GHc4 (US$1.05) in Accra; 135ml of the same close-up costs P110 (US$2.39) in Manila. Pepsodent toothbrush is sold for GHc1.50 (US$0.39) in Accra, but a similar quality of that toothbrush is sold for P100 (US$2.17) in Manila. The list can go on and on but just to cite you a few food/grocery items.

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Is there a military diplomat in Accra Ghana named Edward Lamptey or Has anyone heard of a Michael James? Thanks

Hmmmm,most of them are nigerians living here not ghanaians.U guys shld be very careful hw u surf da internet looking for ladies to get marry to,if u want an African lady to marry for dat matter a ghanaian jzt get a visa nd come to our beautiful country.

i know the warnings about scamming, i am in contact with augustina lottodt accara, asked for money for birthday and christmas, i never sent what she wanted,she will not give me her address, or phone number, we communicate using hangouts,i have an email address and pictures i think she is after an i phone
. dating sites are not safe, i met her on one and several others in uk and usa,i want to give her benifit of doubt but i cant help feeling suspicus

Met a guy from Accra Ghana on facebook he immediately started asking for money to buy food. I sent him money that morning hours later he was asking for more he was robbed. Beware of Isaacs Agbosu Dogbedah Logos he has several fb pages. He asked for nude photos to blackmail me with.

i'll just know if it's normal you pay Money to the Family when u put a promise ring on your girlfriends hand? I know that bride Money is used by many, and it's ok.
kind regards

All the data submitted on the groceries are prices paid at Palace Supermarket in Accra @ the Coca Cola roundabout on Spintex Road. 12x1.5 litres of still mineral water is GHC 15 or about 1.25 GHC per bottle. USD v GHC rate is 3.80.
1 kg local oranges, high quality, is GHC 1.89
A can of carlsberg or Heineken 0.33 later is GHC 4.5 at Say Cheers or Shoprite

Fitness club costs:
Branch Fitness at Spintex Rd, a BIG gym. Annual membership GHC 1200 or USD 318.
Monthly membership is GHC 195 or USD 51. That's very uneconomical when you know you're here for a year. The USD 130 a month is probably at the Movenpick or Labadi Beach Hotel, but definitely not in big gyms around accra.

ibelieve iam currently being scamed . the womans goesby Ayisha Alhassan she is from Ghana. her storyof needing to buy air time had already been used on me just by another Ghana lady who goes by princessjamilia, her request for money came during our very first contact. I deleted her the nextday and began talking to Ayisha that same day. I alo have a telephone# her e mail 2 photos and have contacted her on all accounts. she is now telling me that her late father left her 400kilo of 24k gold bars and she wants to bring it to the usa and become my wife. shes very convincing . but her gold bars are in a security wich she gave me account info for . I did locate a security co and viewed a doc that shows her as the benif.heres the rub. she says she needs 1200 dollars to get this gold. AND THAT SHE IS READY TO SHIP IT TO ME AND THEN JOIN ME TO LIVE HAPPY EVER AFTER. ID SURE LIKE TOO BUT REALLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE INFO.

If you are still sending money overseas in this day and age with all the warnings, you deserve everything coming to you.

Help? I have been contacted by a female named Anita who lives in Ghana. Contacted via Skype and email several times. Has sent me live video feed/we have chatted for hours. I am attracted to her very much so. However she is asks me for money now to pay her airtime and wants money for food.
I feel terrible not sending her anything.
She is very pretty, claims her Skype account has been hacked a few times. While on video chat.The video simply switched to a whole different person for a few seconds. Freaked me out. I now question everything.
Can anyone help Identify this Anita to verify that she is in fact who she says she is?
email me back boltonles@yahoo.com

You Men should really watch yourselves you do realize that 90 % of these women are really men. They are scamming you

#Ghanaian on May 14, 2015 :
Please, please, please stop sending money to people in Ghana that you don't know. It's all a scam.

I am a Ghanaian, and I can tell you truthfully that anyone who asks you for money is out to scam you. If they are really in need, they will get help from a family member.
STOP SENDING MONEY TO PEOPLE YOU DON@T KNOW

#David on Jul 02, 2015 : Ghana has 10 regions and every region has its tourist attractions. you first point of arrival is Accra.the capital.then you can move to cape coast.........you cn contact me for further information

I have 31 to travel in Ghana. Any suggestions of where to go. Thanks

Please, please, please stop sending money to people in Ghana that you don't know. It's all a scam.

I am a Ghanaian, and I can tell you truthfully that anyone who asks you for money is out to scam you. If they are really in need, they will get help from a family member.

Has anyone received emails from Rashida claims she will be 33 next week?

How in the World are there people who still fall for this kind of silly scams??? What?? You met someone online, a guy with a child and all of a sudden he asks for Money and you send it?? OMG! How can someone fall for that???

Hi Fred. I met a women in ghana and she does seem real. I've talked to other before and once I refuse to send money and tell them I don't have any they stop talking. But this one hasn't. I would like to talk to you if you could email karasons3019@yahoo.com. Just like to ask some question

Hi, I got a job in Ghana and i have been provided Accomodation, Conveyance facility etc. except Fooding and other exps. for entertainment etc. could you please guide me how much one person have to spend on food for an Indian for fooding in a month. Please reply.

I want to know per MT price of basmati Rice. in Ghana, accra.

Looks like there are a lot of scam messages on this page too.
Please anyone willing to visit or do anything in Ghana should find the legitimate way of doing things in real life and all will be well.
Every country works differently and U ought to learn the way things work in Ghana. Ghana is a great country but as with any other country in the world it also has its own problems. Scam and fraud is an international issue we all trying to fight and is quite sad to hear that it happens to many good and great people who have much passion and love for others. It affects all.

Please do a thorough research before embarking on any journey, google every info you need, get the company numbers and call in. Check their website. You can verify info with the government institutions and always use the most popular companies who accredited.

Seek for second opinions which out the other person or company knowing.

Do not believe people that ask money over the internet if u have not met in person to see all the business or life of the person. There are international companies in Ghana, use such companies also ti find info, as such companies also have websites and email in the company name and that will be great help.
Get more info from the your country's embassy website or office abut Ghana and also from Ghana embassy as well.

Note: do not buy negative perceptions and wrong ideas other spread of Africa, when you get here yourself, you will see that life happens the same as any other country like USA, London etc. Is a great place to be.

And please if someone says he lives in Accra Cantonment area is like someone staying at the expensive ares in Manhattan or those who know Cairo well Helliopolis or the Zamalek area the place is full of Ambassadors and embassy staff hence things are very expensive. will advise you to eat from places which are not used to that like Dome, Achimota, Haatso Weija they have nice Apartments around and also very good schools. If you are foreigner who also wants to attend school in Ghana depends on the kind of school you would love to attend but will personally recommend the following Ashesi University, University of Ghana , KNUST,university of Cape Coastone thing you should also note is that as a foreign student it will cost less to attend some of the private schools than the public schools but overall is very fun to be in College in Ghana

I met a man online who became my friend after chatting for a while. Of course I indicated that I am a Christian and can only court someone who is also a Christian. He told me he was too, but not of my church organisation. He decided to be a part of my church so he can join with me and we can get married. He told me he was married to a Ghanaian woman who died in a car accident five years ago and he would like to get married again. This man is an American, who said he has a road construction business in Ghana that is managed by someone for him. He said he is a Marine Engineer and has to work in the Pacific ocean most of the year. He introduced me to his child and we made a bond. He could not wait to see me to give me his promise ring so he asked his MD to purchase it in Ghana and sent to me here in the USA. It was a nice gold ring and I kept it, waiting to see him to place it on my finger. As soon as the ring arrived I heard of $2.M CONTRACT that was awarded to him and he needed $50,000 to pay for the bid and his company only had $20,000. He asked me to lend him $30000 and I ask if he was really serious. I could not afford that and I would not lend it if I had it. It came down to $8000 balance and he ask me to help as time was running out for the closing. I hesitantly borrowed money from online lenders and 2 friends to help. I sent $4000 to Ghana to the so called MD and he received it from Money Gram, only to find out that it was a scam, as there is no company and contract. I helped earlier with his child school fees and business to the amount of $3250, so now he has a total amount of $7250.00 for me and I have pictures and more information to give if I can get help to get back my money and justice to be served.

I would like to move to Ghana for a short time to work in healthcare . Any suggestions ??

There is very few gym options in accra Ghana but lets of people, specially the expats who likes to go so prices are high, very high. The only real good gym in accra ( in europe it would have been avarage or even called low quality) I called Pippas gym where a member ship is 220 usd a month. Most people have their embassy or company paying for them so they still pay the high price, while people like me got some gym equipment in the house instead since those prices to me are a rippoff. Nevertheless its full on most days.

There are cheaper gyms but most of tge are out of date or simple misding he equipment. Therefor ive put the price 200 usd a month...
Ive lived in accra 8 years now so I should kniw te prices by now.