Accra vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$174
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
50
30
😀 Quality of life
56
29
🏙️ Population
2.39M
42.7K

The cost of living in Accra is 20% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7827th and 8601st ($582 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Kenya, respectively. Check Ghana vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5889th and 8527th 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
$3.17
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.13
🥤 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
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539