Accra vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$297
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
56
32
🏙️ Population
1.78M
42.7K

The cost of living in Accra is 50% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6574th and 8291st ($822 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Kenya, respectively. Check Ghana vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6206th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Meru

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Accra Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$8839

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$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524