Accra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$297
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Accra is 38% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6574th and 4418th ($822 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Mexico, respectively. Check Ghana vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6206th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Mexico City

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Accra Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$11015

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030