Accra vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
2.39M
633K

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 7827th and 1984th ($582 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 164th 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
$3.17
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$13578

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988