Accra vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$278
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 12% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6680th and 6257th ($747 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6041st and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$7706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934