Accra vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4580
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 63% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6574th and 1375th ($822 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Houston

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Accra Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$23708

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$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

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$2240
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$2177
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$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
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$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
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$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233