Accra vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$174
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
56
21
🏙️ Population
2.39M
4.27M

The cost of living in Accra is 3% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7827th and 7972nd ($582 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5889th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Kabul

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Accra Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$1370

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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
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484