Lady Who Relocated From US To Ghana Laments Over High Cost Of Living: "I Now Pick Trotro"

Lady Who Relocated From US To Ghana Laments Over High Cost Of Living: "I Now Pick Trotro"

  • A video of a young lady opening up on life in Ghana has got people talking on social media
  • She admitted that she had to make some compromises because of the high cost of living in Ghana
  • Many people who commented on the video shared varied opinions on the comments made by the young lady

A young lady who relocated from the United States to Ghana has opened up about the pros and cons of living in the country.

In a TikTok video, the young lady @eafriyie96 said her decision to relocate was primarily because she wanted to remain financially disciplined.

Photo of a young lady
Lady relocates from US to Ghana Photo credit: @eafriyie96/TikTok
Source: TikTok

After having spent five months in the country, she has concluded that the cost of living in Accra is high, forcing her to adopt specific measures to cut down on expenditure.

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Among the things, she does include boarding commercial minibuses known in local parlance as trotro, going to Makola market to get food items, as well as patronizing the services of local salons.

The video of the lady opening up on her stay in Ghana was captioned:

"Being able to save money is definitely part of the reasons I moved to Ghana but its not always easy if you dont have a budget".

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to the video

Social media users who thronged the comment section of the video shared varied opinions with some expressing astonishment over the lady's decision to relocate from the US to Ghana.

n_asant reacted:

Forget about the trotro,I will come and pick you whenever you want to go out

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Noobslave wrote:

Everyone goes to Accra then complain Ghana is expensive like bro what do you expect

My best life added:

Looking to moving to Ghana or Kenya to get married to my fiancé that is in Nigeria. How do you find a remote job? I am in Canada and they would only

Manuela commented:

I’m thinking of moving to Ghana. Any advice??

Sanatu 2.0 wrote:

I wish diasporans found the courage to immerse in the culture like this. then the overpricing of properties and services would be unnecessary.

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young man left diasporans inspired after he announced that he had relocated his family from the UK to Ghana.

The man in a TikTok post provided updates on how life in Ghana was treating the family, and he shared photos of himself, his wife, and two little kids having a fun time.

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He said his kids adapted well to their environment and revealed that he had bought some land during his time here.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.