Accra vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$323	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$862
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	50	3
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	1.78M	20K

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6525th and 4844th ($861 vs $1170) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6316th and 8195th 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	$5.97	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$9156

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$654
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$703
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$454
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$802
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$678
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$664
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$683
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$673
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$612
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$796
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$673
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1075
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$675
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1022
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1198
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1066
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$682
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1063
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$665
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$775
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1092
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$659
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1124
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$538
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$578
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$862
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$655
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$878

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022