Accra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$7742
🏠 One person rent
$274
$2153
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$3690
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$4406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6719th and 51st ($789 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Los Angeles ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6197th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$199
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$23575

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$606
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2711
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2933
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2712
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3259
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2617
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2808
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3090
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2932
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2848
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2773
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2724
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2684
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2938
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3098
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2620
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2616
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3560
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2749
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3092
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2835