Accra vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5487
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1511
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2463
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4904
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
66
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.78M
962K

The cost of living in Accra is 66% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 6574th and 1002nd ($822 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 879th 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 months in Austin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Austin ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 151st 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
$6.05
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$3088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$21266

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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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$2196
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$2148
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2221
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2222
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2188
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2215
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2233
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2210
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2022
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2178
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2164
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2136
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2023
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1993
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2169
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1900
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2279
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2209
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2020
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2730
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2154
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1828
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2229
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2216
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2094
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2185
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2186
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2240
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2187
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2177
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2184
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2190
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2240
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2095
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2155
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302