Accra vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$343
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
79
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 127% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6110th and 8947th ($927 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Chennai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 6218th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chennai

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Accra Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259