Accra vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$260	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	54
😀 Quality of life	52	54
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.49M

The cost of living in Accra is 9% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7055th ($729 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6085th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Recife

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	Accra	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509