Prices in Accra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

	Accra	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living One person	$856	$2669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2169	$5931
🏠 One person rent	$414	$1706
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$2811
🍽️ Food Expenses	$282	$552
🚐 Transport Expenses	$99.3	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$4608
🏙️ Population	2.29M	3.98M

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5773rd and 55th ($856 vs $2669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th 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 0.4 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Los Angeles ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 6318th and 135th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Los Angeles

	Accra	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$1956
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1510	$3224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.23%	4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1720	$7867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$5251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.31	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$143
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1077
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5676	$22038

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$457
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$875
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$672
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$632
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$650
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$602
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$634
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$656
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$664
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$597
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$601
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$586
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$674
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$619
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$601
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$842
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$657
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$587
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$601
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1036
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1043
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$648
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$840
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$839
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$932
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$706
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$628
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$841
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$544
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1096
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$986
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$739
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$648
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$695
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$839
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$768
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$858
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$617

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2058
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$1756
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$1753
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$1758
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2105
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$1757
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$1754
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$1742
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$1760
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$1759
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3153
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$1746
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$1751
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$2964
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$1748
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$1759
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$1758
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$1746
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$2770
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$1753
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$2473
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2170
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$1760
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2150
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$1748
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$1748
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$1749
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$1752
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$1748
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$1751
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$1755
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$1682
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2082
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2335
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3190
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$1748
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$2925
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$1725

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