Accra vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$297
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$500
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
74
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.33M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.7% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6574th and 6605th ($822 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6206th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Porto Alegre

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Accra Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$7258

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444