Accra vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$4761
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1285
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$2102
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$515
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2516
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	98
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.73M

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 6525th and 1722nd ($861 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Spain, respectively. Check Ghana vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 6316th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Barcelona

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	Accra	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$73
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$16675

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$654
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$703
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$454
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$802
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$678
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$664
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$683
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$673
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$612
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$796
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$673
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1075
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$675
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1022
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1198
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1066
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$682
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1063
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$665
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$775
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1092
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$659
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1124
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$538
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$578
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$862
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$655
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$878

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797