Accra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$4093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6525th and 1039th ($861 vs $2420) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6316th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dubai

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Accra Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$16876

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492