Accra vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2038
🏠 One person rent
$323
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 5% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 6525th and 6681st ($861 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Baku. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 6316th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Baku

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Accra Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$8.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$7.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$2197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$6639

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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 Baku

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595