Accra vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
1.78M
875K

The cost of living in Accra is 66% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6574th and 986th ($822 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 865th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Charlotte

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Accra Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$24711

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013