Accra vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$278
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
2.39M
6.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 73% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6680th and 8907th ($747 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2nd in India, while ranked 6041st and 4094th 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
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$1425

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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287