Accra vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$174
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
56
52
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.57M

The cost of living in Accra is 4% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7827th and 7596th ($582 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5889th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$2132

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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698