Accra vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$278	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	53	97
🏙️ Population	2.39M	8.8M

The cost of living in Accra is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6680th and 5th ($747 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6041st and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs New York City

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	Accra	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108