Accra vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2746
🏠 One person rent
$297
$570
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$80.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$806
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.8M

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 6574th and 4905th ($822 vs $1118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Turkey, respectively. Check Ghana vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 6206th and 2097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$74.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
49.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$155
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$13974

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915