Accra vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5742
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1586
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2465
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$5431
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	499K

The cost of living in Accra is 72% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 6763rd and 704th ($729 vs $2570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 650th in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.1 months in Atlanta. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Atlanta ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Atlanta

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	Accra	Atlanta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2042
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$2730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$27299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982