Accra vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5926
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2480
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$711
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$5005
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
1.78M
499K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 6574th and 647th ($822 vs $2641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 572nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Atlanta ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 179th 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
$6.05
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$88.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1682
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2071
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$93.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$26158

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981