Accra vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$223
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
59
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
2.39M
606K

The cost of living in Accra is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7985th and 4541st ($558 vs $1080) 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 0.4 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 5563rd and 381st 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
$2.89
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$15574

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1166
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$744
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$723
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312