Accra vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$5338
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$3717
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3607
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
38
😀 Quality of life
52
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
767K

The cost of living in Accra is 60% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2271st ($729 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2 months in Al Ain. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Al Ain ranked 5th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6085th and 1000th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$4401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$3318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$68.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$640
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$3802

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573