Accra vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$278	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	23
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	2.39M	235K

The cost of living in Accra is 24% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6680th and 5796th ($747 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Georgetown. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6041st and 6383rd 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	$4	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$23107

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787