Accra vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3155
🏠 One person rent
$323
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$497
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
235K

The cost of living in Accra is 27% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6525th and 4813th ($861 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Guyana, respectively. Check Ghana vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6316th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Georgetown

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Accra Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$19783

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1180
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1174
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$877
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$788
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$767
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$740
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$1010
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1097
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1232
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1136
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1284
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1996
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$844
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1979
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1078
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1079
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$699
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$741
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1336
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1454
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$675
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$642
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$679
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$610
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$641
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$989
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$888
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$771
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$827
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1170
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840