Accra vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$174
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
2.39M
7.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7827th and 2922nd ($582 vs $1642) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5889th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561