Media personality Bridget Otoo has alleged that a trip from Accra to Tamale via aircraft cost about GHC2,000.
The Metro TV presenter made this assertion while bemoaning the price of tomatoes in the city and her resolution to travel to Tamale to get it at a cheaper price.
“I understand Tamale has cheaper tomatoes so please I want to go but I don’t know if I should go by air or road. Plane tickets is around 2k, then ground ride to the farm and back…,” she wrote in a post on X.
According to Bridget, “On my return I might buy 2 seats for my foodstuff Accra -Tema if you want to buy I beg join me let’s fly.”
The cost of foodstuffs has risen sharply, shocking many Ghanaians. Numerous individuals have turned to social media to voice their worries about the high cost of living, particularly as items like tomatoes, onions, and peppers are being sold at exorbitant prices.
A female trader in Ghana has expressed concern over the escalating prices of tomatoes.
In an interview, she mentioned that a bag of tomatoes now costs GHC8,000, while a basket is sold at GHC1,500.
Currently, a bucket is priced at GH200.
Due to the high cost, she stated that a single tomato is now sold for GHC5, meaning that with GHC20, one can purchase four tomatoes.
Businessman John Dumelo has attributed the high prices of tomatoes, onions, and peppers to insufficient production during the dry season.