Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$974
🏠 One person rent
$323
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6525th and 7286th ($861 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and India, respectively. Check Ghana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6316th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Surat

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Accra Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319