He picks up the phone and calls Nii, the real estate guy. These are the hidden costs that transform the nominal price into the real cost of ownership. In this light, the transportation bill alone can add thousands of dollars annually to the real cost of living in Kasoa while working in central Accra. When these hidden costs are layered onto the nominal house price, the picture becomes clear. The question remains: is that Kasoa house truly a bargain, or simply a low entry price into a high-cost daily reality?