Accra vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$3970
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	97
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.78M	586K

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 6574th and 1219th ($822 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Baltimore

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	Accra	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.05	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$19353

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066