Accra vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$297
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
76
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.59M

The cost of living in Accra is 17% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6574th and 7072nd ($822 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6206th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Karaj

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Accra Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$836

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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 Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540