Accra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$297	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4549
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	99
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6574th and 65th ($822 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Los Angeles

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	Accra	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.05	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$26874

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927