Accra vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$297
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
35
😀 Quality of life
56
38
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.96M

The cost of living in Accra is 47% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6574th and 8195th ($822 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Yemen, respectively. Check Ghana vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6206th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031