Accra vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$6556
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
737K

The cost of living in Accra is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6574th and 125th ($822 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6206th and 99th 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
$6.05
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$29883

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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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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114