Accra vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$297
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
83
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.78M
15.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 17% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6574th and 7064th ($822 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and India, respectively. Check Ghana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6206th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Mumbai

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Accra Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3820

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Cities near Accra

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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310