Accra vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$4264
🏠 One person rent	$174	$1096
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$1719
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	2.39M	626K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 7827th and 2103rd ($582 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5889th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Glasgow

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	Accra	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$12197

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1734
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1524
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1659
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1670
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1651
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1520
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1537
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1723
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1527
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1632
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1305
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1741
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1629
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1643
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1719
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1833
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1702
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1661
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1644
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1554
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1630
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1430
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1662
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1568
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1532
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1251