Accra vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4478
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1880
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	96
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.78M	196K

The cost of living in Accra is 60% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2354th ($729 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Belgium, respectively. Check Ghana vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6085th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Brussels

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	Accra	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$973
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$770
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$4207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$94.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$975
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$19505

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640