Accra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$343	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$4482
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 73% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6110th and 62nd ($927 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 8th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 50th 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	$6.83	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$23685

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000