Accra vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1265
🏠 One person rent
$223
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
8
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
2.39M
963K

The cost of living in Accra is 7% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 7985th and 8273rd ($558 vs $522) 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 0.4 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 5563rd and 9072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
10.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$5.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$3599

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554