Heading down to Accra in Ghana next month. Wondering if anybody has been there before and can advise on places to work.
Also any other tips and advice there will be really helpful!
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| 🌍 Region | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Ghana |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 32°C 89°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 40°C 104°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 89 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | MTN |
| 💸 10 GHS in USD | USD 1.71 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GHS 1,000 = USD 171 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Golden Tulip |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Kumasi Hive |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $1,517 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
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| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Arik Air |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Arik Air |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Atasemanso Hospital Limited |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,364 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $387 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $760 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $217 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $154 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $130 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,223 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $57 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
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Heading down to Accra in Ghana next month. Wondering if anybody has been there before and can advise on places to work.
Also any other tips and advice there will be really helpful!
I’m from Ghana, but it’s been forever since I was there. I think your options are:
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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