Accra vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.19M

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2449th ($729 vs $1779) 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 1.9 months in Doha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 6085th and 562nd 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
$4.36
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$11200

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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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904