Accra vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1266
🏠 One person rent
$323
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$95
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
9
😀 Quality of life
56
18
🏙️ Population
1.78M
963K

The cost of living in Accra is 62% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 6525th and 8533rd ($861 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Eritrea, respectively. Check Ghana vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 6316th and 9169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Asmara

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Accra Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$1447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$94.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$3558

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152