Accra vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3246
🏠 One person rent
$297
$889
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3712
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
38
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
1.78M
767K

The cost of living in Accra is 43% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 6574th and 4123rd ($822 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 2.6 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 6206th and 588th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$9.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$706
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$90.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$602
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5433

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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1228
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$2514
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545