Accra vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$260	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	19
😀 Quality of life	52	75
🏙️ Population	1.78M	630K

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4672nd ($729 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Ghana and Italy, respectively. Check Ghana vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6085th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Palermo

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	Accra	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159