Accra vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	468K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6763rd and 972nd ($729 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Raleigh

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	Accra	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682