Accra vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Accra is 73% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6763rd and 529th ($729 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd 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 Chicago. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chicago

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	Accra	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$24502

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371