Accra vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	68
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	875K

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6763rd and 761st ($729 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 252nd 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	$4.36	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888