Accra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
64
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3.33M

The cost of living in Accra is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7827th and 1218th ($582 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5889th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$14799

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$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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541