Accra vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$297
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$185
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
84
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.61M

The cost of living in Accra is 74% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6574th and 8802nd ($822 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6206th and 5895th 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
$6.05
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.7
🥤 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
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$2311

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947