Accra vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5521
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1913
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4325
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	52	69
🏙️ Population	1.78M	486K

The cost of living in Accra is 75% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 6763rd and 271st ($729 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 238th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 2684th 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	$4.36	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$22670

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$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

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730