Accra vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$297
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$502
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
57
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.13M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6574th and 6120th ($822 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Iraq, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6206th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Baghdad

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Accra Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3566

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Cities near Accra

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 Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508