Accra vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$260	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$374
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	52	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 3% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6861st ($729 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6085th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Salvador

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	Accra	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677