Accra vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$343	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	64
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.32M

The cost of living in Accra is 3% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 6110th and 6263rd ($927 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6218th and 4990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Belo Horizonte

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	Accra	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$9000

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688