Accra vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	71
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	1.78M	888K

The cost of living in Accra is 67% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1378th ($729 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Indianapolis

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	Accra	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$27149

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890