Accra vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$278
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
50
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.57M

The cost of living in Accra is 34% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6680th and 8203rd ($747 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6041st and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$2159

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705