Cost of living in Accra 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Accra, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
29.1
71% cheaper than New York
AccraUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 7,735 GHS $689
1-bed apartment, outside centre 3,182 GHS $283
3-bed apartment, centre 12,466 GHS $1,110
Room in shared flat 1,591 GHS $142
Buy price per m2 32,070 GHS $2,856
Living cost excl. rent 8,350 GHS $744
Typical net salary 2,044 GHS $182
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.