Accra vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$174
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.59M

The cost of living in Accra is 16% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7827th and 6851st ($582 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5889th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$882

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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 Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550