Accra vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3266
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
548K

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6574th and 1330th ($822 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6206th and 107th 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
$6.05
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$20873

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804