Abu Dhabi vs Accra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Accra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	83	52
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.78M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 151% more expensive than in Accra. Cities ranked 2320th and 6763rd ($1828 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Ghana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Accra. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Accra ranked 1st in Ghana, while ranked 438th and 6085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Accra

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	Abu Dhabi	Accra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	24.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4043
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2481
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$63.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7683

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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