Accra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$174
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
2.39M
9.21M

The cost of living in Accra is 55% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7827th and 4206th ($582 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ghana and Mexico, respectively. Check Ghana vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5889th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$10204

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881