Accra vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$174	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	2.39M	12.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7827th and 5031st ($582 vs $1042) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5889th and 4799th 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	$3.17	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$12031

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659