Accra vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$4239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	459K

The cost of living in Accra is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6110th and 978th ($927 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Accra	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$16143

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769