Accra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.19M

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 7827th and 2137th ($582 vs $1872) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5889th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875