Accra vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$260	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	23
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.06M

The cost of living in Accra is 5% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6606th ($729 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6085th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Manaus

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	Accra	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638