Accra vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$174	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	89
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	2.39M	5.87M

The cost of living in Accra is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7827th and 133rd ($582 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Singapore, respectively. Check Ghana vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5889th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Singapore City

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	Accra	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544