Accra vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	78
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	689K

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6763rd and 790th ($729 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Nashville

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	Accra	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494