Accra vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$994
🏠 One person rent
$174
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
2.39M
11.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 51% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7827th and 8998th ($582 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5889th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$1054

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352