Accra vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$278	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	92
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.39M	2.75M

The cost of living in Accra is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6680th and 2722nd ($747 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6041st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Rome

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	Accra	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$10781

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262