Accra vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$6354
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1753
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$3084
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$5105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
2.39M
716K

The cost of living in Accra is 79% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 7827th and 294th ($582 vs $2771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 256th 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Denver. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Denver ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Denver

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Accra Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.02
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1825
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$3360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$4848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$16286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
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$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
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$2112
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$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778