Accra vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Accra	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1978	$5461
🏠 One person rent	$274	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$454	$2136
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$161	$4072
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.35M

The cost of living in Accra is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6719th and 1240th ($789 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Australia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6197th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Melbourne

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	Accra	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$7.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$1078
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$1812
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	25.25%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4598	$7094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2493	$5904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$28.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.81	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.61	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.7	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72.1	$1798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8055	$20030

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$606
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$442
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$892
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$710
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$602
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$623
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$538
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$735
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$606
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$799
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$739
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1097
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$743
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1185
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1253
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1009
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1087
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$750
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1092
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$761
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$681
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1115
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$705
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1153
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$521
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$654
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$649
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$858
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$633
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$925

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1688
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1683
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1724
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1739
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1712
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2043
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1421
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1341
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1806
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1671
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1690
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1759
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1659
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1703
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2049
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1766
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1654
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2146
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1507
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1578
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1457
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2112
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1617
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1758
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2313
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1879
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2619
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2160
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1829
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1900
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1187
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989