Accra vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$4181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	56	96
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.14M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6525th and 978th ($861 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6316th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Perth

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	Accra	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$15409

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$654
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$703
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$454
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$802
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$678
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$664
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$683
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$673
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$612
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$796
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$673
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1075
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$675
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1022
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1198
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1066
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$682
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1063
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$665
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$775
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1092
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$659
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1124
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$538
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$578
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$862
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$655
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$878

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894