Accra vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1260
🏠 One person rent
$297
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$311
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
76
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 57% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 6574th and 8500th ($822 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and India, respectively. Check Ghana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Bangalore. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 6206th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Bangalore

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Accra Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3795

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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 Bangalore

Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353