Accra vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$260	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	8
😀 Quality of life	52	59
🏙️ Population	1.78M	24.7K

The cost of living in Accra is 51% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6763rd and 3454th ($729 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6085th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Victoria

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	Accra	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408