Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$278
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
2.39M
5.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6680th and 6501st ($747 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6041st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$1527

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348