Accra vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$278
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.42M

The cost of living in Accra is 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6680th and 4893rd ($747 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Oman, respectively. Check Ghana vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6041st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548