Accra vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$297
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
49
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.57M

The cost of living in Accra is 49% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6574th and 8247th ($822 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 6206th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Shiraz

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Accra Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719