Accra vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$297
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
22
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 30% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6574th and 4743rd ($822 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6206th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987