Accra vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$174
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
56
52
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.18M

The cost of living in Accra is 35% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7827th and 6017th ($582 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5889th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$9496

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964