Accra vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$274
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$1466
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$2428
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6719th and 3192nd ($789 vs $1695) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6197th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$2648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$1772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$8.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$2.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$9828

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Distance City Cost of living
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$606
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$987
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$879
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1063
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1055
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$913
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$893
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1205
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1240
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1242
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1762
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1688
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1430
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$842
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$702
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$699
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$464
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$692
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$553
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$851
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$547
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$907
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$533
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1713
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1221
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$521
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$493
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$584
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$592
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1915
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1008
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$564
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$679
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$904
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$537
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$515