Accra vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$278
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
53
55
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.59M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.8% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6680th and 6711th ($747 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 6041st and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559