Accra vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$343
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Accra is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6110th and 3851st ($927 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6218th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Sharjah

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Accra Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469