Accra vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$174
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
606K

The cost of living in Accra is 49% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7827th and 4604th ($582 vs $1135) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5889th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257