Accra vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$174	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1226
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	50	3
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	2.39M	70K

The cost of living in Accra is 47% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 7827th and 4701st ($582 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5889th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Castries

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	Accra	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$1840

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185