Accra vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$278
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1195
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$3674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
37
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
767K

The cost of living in Accra is 29% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 6680th and 5284th ($747 vs $1050) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 3.5 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 6041st and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$8.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$49.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
2.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🌊 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
$5.18
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$665
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$6250

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577