Accra vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	80
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	1.78M	737K

The cost of living in Accra is 76% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6763rd and 158th ($729 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Seattle

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	Accra	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093