Accra vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$297	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1116
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	82
😀 Quality of life	56	71
🏙️ Population	1.78M	5.65M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6574th and 5813th ($822 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Russia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6206th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Saint Petersburg

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	Accra	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.05	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566