Accra vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$260	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6763rd and 80th ($729 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 58th 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	$4.36	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919