Accra vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
81
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.43M

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6574th and 1930th ($822 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 34th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 124th 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
$6.05
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$15049

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154