Accra vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	2.39M	626K

The cost of living in Accra is 63% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6680th and 1833rd ($747 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6041st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Accra	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$12979

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364