Accra vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$4277
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	70
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.61M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6574th and 1184th ($822 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1035th 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 Phoenix. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Phoenix

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	Accra	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.05	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$16644

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$630
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$600
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$668
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$417
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$835
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$684
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$631
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$652
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$532
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$699
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$598
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$793
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$703
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1066
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$646
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$705
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1102
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1224
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$576
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1057
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$712
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1057
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$752
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$664
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$778
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1083
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$705
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1123
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$644
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$846
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$632
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$926

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766