Accra vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$174
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7827th and 4635th ($582 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Oman, respectively. Check Ghana vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5889th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646