Accra vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$260	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	53
😀 Quality of life	52	46
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.25M

The cost of living in Accra is 32% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4987th ($729 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Venezuela, respectively. Check Ghana vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 6085th and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Caracas

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	Accra	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$5488

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723