Accra vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1976
🏠 One person rent
$174
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$60.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
48
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 23% less expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 7827th and 6560th ($582 vs $753) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 5889th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$9.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$5868

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Baku

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616