Accra vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	53	70
🏙️ Population	2.39M	486K

The cost of living in Accra is 74% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 6680th and 278th ($747 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 6041st and 2604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Brookhaven

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	Accra	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$22510

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715