Accra vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
2.39M
488K

The cost of living in Accra is 72% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 7827th and 1692nd ($582 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5889th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Edinburgh

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Accra Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666