Accra vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$995
🏠 One person rent
$174
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
2.39M
14.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 40% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7827th and 8902nd ($582 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5889th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$1093

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

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546