Accra vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$323
$103
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$176
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$55.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
50
51
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.36M

The cost of living in Accra is 115% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 6525th and 8976th ($861 vs $400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Alexandria. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 6316th and 6248th 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
$5.97
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$71.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$8.92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$13.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
18.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$9.06
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451