Accra vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$323	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$1573
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	15
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	98.5K

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 6525th and 4500th ($861 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Barbados, respectively. Check Ghana vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 6316th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Bridgetown

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	Accra	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$6536

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741