Accra vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4243
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.39M	919K

The cost of living in Accra is 66% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6680th and 1378th ($747 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1201st 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 Fort Worth. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Fort Worth ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 6041st and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Accra	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$22657

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150