Accra vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$323
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$250
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3M

The cost of living in Accra is 73% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6525th and 8726th ($861 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6316th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Mashhad

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Accra Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.58
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$627

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639