Accra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4067
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 67% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6574th and 848th ($822 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6206th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483