Accra vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$260	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	52	99
🏙️ Population	1.78M	8.8M

The cost of living in Accra is 78% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6763rd and 58th ($729 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6085th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs London

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	Accra	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009