Accra vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5203
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1254
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$1947
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$3956
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	96
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.14M

The cost of living in Accra is 58% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6110th and 1471st ($927 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6218th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Birmingham

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	Accra	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$24178

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886