Accra vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$297
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
63
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
1.78M
14.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 91% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6574th and 8915th ($822 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6206th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Karachi

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Accra Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558