Accra vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$174
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
8
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
2.39M
24.7K

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7827th and 3034th ($582 vs $1608) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5889th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524