Accra vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.78M
548K

The cost of living in Accra is 61% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6110th and 1193rd ($927 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6218th and 84th 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
$6.83
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831