Accra vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$260	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1154
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	52	74
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.68M

The cost of living in Accra is 23% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5822nd ($729 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Thailand, respectively. Check Ghana vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Bangkok. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 6085th and 1221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Bangkok

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	Accra	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$853
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$5781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$13301

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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 Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650