Accra vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$343
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
595K

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6110th and 4631st ($927 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Latvia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6218th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Riga

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Accra Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391