Accra vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$223
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
61
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3.33M

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7985th and 1903rd ($558 vs $1924) 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 0.4 months in Accra compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5563rd and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$11590

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686