Accra vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$5262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	962K

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 6763rd and 858th ($729 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 790th 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 Austin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Austin

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	Accra	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$22096

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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 Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305