Accra vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Accra Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$278
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
2.39M
7.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6680th and 3292nd ($747 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6041st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Accra vs Riyadh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Accra vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in Accra and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Accra Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$10359

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489