Accra vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$323
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
1.78M
595K

The cost of living in Accra is 31% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6525th and 4678th ($861 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6316th and 668th 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
$5.97
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406