Accra vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
2.39M
548K

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7827th and 1798th ($582 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5889th and 110th 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
$3.17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$13845

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629