Accra vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$174
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3750
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
37
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
767K

The cost of living in Accra is 49% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 7827th and 4616th ($582 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 3.3 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 5889th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$8.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$122
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$11243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$6743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$90.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8033

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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575