Accra vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Accra | Alexandria | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Accra is 141% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 6680th and 9207th ($747 vs $310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Ghana and Egypt, respectively. Check Ghana vs Egypt comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Alexandria. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 6041st and 6328th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Accra vs Alexandria
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| Accra | Alexandria | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 20 km or 12 mi | Tema | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Koforidua | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ho | |
| 167 km or 104 mi |  Lome | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kpalime | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Obuasi | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Hohoe | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Kumasi | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Atakpame | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Abomey | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Cotonou | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 387 km or 240 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Save | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Sokode | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Lagos | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Abidjan | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Tamale | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Agboville | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Kara | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Dabou | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ibadan | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Oyo | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Ife | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Divo | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Osogbo | |
| 579 km or 359 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Bouake | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Ilorin | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Akure | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 638 km or 397 mi | Gagnoa | |
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| 646 km or 402 mi | Benin | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Damanhur | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tanta | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Mansoura | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Benha | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Zagazig | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Cairo | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Giza | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Damietta | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Helwan | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Port Said | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Faiyum | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Ismailia | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 286 km or 177 mi | Suez | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Minya | |
| 432 km or 268 mi |  Gaza | |
| 444 km or 276 mi |  Netivot | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sderot | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Ofakim | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Ashdod | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Rahat | |
| 461 km or 287 mi |  Paphos | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 463 km or 287 mi | Asyut | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Yavne | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Beersheba | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Bat Yam | |
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