Accra vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$260	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	52	77
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.98M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6403rd ($729 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Malaysia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6085th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719