Accra vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	50	87
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	518K

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2490th ($729 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6085th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Sheffield

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	Accra	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750