Accra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.19M

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6680th and 2461st ($747 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Qatar, respectively. Check Ghana vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6041st and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Doha

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Accra Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$12.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879