Accra vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	906K

The cost of living in Accra is 66% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1476th ($729 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Columbus

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	Accra	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858