Accra vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$260
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Accra is 37% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4604th ($729 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6085th and 3470th 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
$4.36
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804