Accra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3003
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.19M

The cost of living in Accra is 56% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6574th and 2509th ($822 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6206th and 608th 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
$6.05
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889