Accra vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$174
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
35
😀 Quality of life
56
23
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.96M

The cost of living in Accra is 11% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7827th and 8335th ($582 vs $523) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5889th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840