Accra vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$260	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2907
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	84
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	513K

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2461st ($729 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 143rd 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6085th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Liverpool

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	Accra	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$15161

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686