Accra vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.39M	246K

The cost of living in Accra is 60% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6680th and 2276th ($747 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 6041st and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Louisville

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	Accra	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$13601

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954