Accra vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$260
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
52
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
26.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8558th ($729 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 6085th and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Delhi

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Accra Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$1949

Cost of living in other countries

AccraDelhi

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340