Accra vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$174
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3M

The cost of living in Accra is 9% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7827th and 8260th ($582 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5889th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$555

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700