Accra vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$323
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
83
😀 Quality of life
56
63
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.8M

The cost of living in Accra is 70% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6525th and 8680th ($861 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Egypt, respectively. Check Ghana vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 6316th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Cairo

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Accra Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$2645

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Cities near Accra

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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066