Accra vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.84M

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6763rd and 745th ($729 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Australia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6085th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Sydney

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	Accra	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683