Accra vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.43M

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1745th ($729 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 San Antonio. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs San Antonio

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	Accra	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133