Accra vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$297	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$343
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	56	63
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.32M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6574th and 7112th ($822 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6206th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Guarulhos

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	Accra	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.05	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$8855

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$630
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$600
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$668
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$417
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$835
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$684
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$631
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$652
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$532
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$699
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$598
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$793
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$703
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1066
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$646
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$705
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1102
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1224
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$576
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1057
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$712
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1057
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$752
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$664
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$778
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1083
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$705
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1123
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$644
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$846
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$632
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$926

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668