Accra vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$4641
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1137
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3011
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
52
94
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.14M

The cost of living in Accra is 63% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1973rd ($729 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6085th and 35th 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
$4.36
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$18058

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$553
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748