Accra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$260	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	52	65
🏙️ Population	1.78M	11.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5654th ($729 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6085th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Sao Paulo

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	Accra	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611