Accra vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$323
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
47
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.57M

The cost of living in Accra is 52% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6525th and 8262nd ($861 vs $565) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6316th and 6346th 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
$5.97
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698