Accra vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$260
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
52
81
🏙️ Population
1.78M
330K

The cost of living in Accra is 44% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4211th ($729 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Cyprus, respectively. Check Ghana vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6085th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$6962

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647