Accra vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$278
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
53
50
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3M

The cost of living in Accra is 39% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6680th and 8365th ($747 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6041st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797