Accra vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1096
🏠 One person rent
$223
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
53
77
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10.3M

The cost of living in Accra is 34% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 7985th and 8755th ($558 vs $415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Ghana and India, respectively. Check Ghana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Chennai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5563rd and 3835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
7.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$2.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$1400

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$382
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$300
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$363
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$315
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$299
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$331
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$331
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$337
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$329
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$333
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$357
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$322
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$482
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$329
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$352
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$328
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$335
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$272
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$268
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$275
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$293
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$293
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$383
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$280
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$332
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$329
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$302
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$354
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$351
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$332
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$320
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$278
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$253
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$332
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$334
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$332
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$310
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$296