Accra vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$260
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
52
66
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 69% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8897th ($729 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 2 months in Chennai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6085th and 4021st 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
$4.36
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306