Accra vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
548K

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6525th and 1156th ($861 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6316th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Manchester

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Accra Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862