Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$174
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
2.39M
5.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7827th and 6358th ($582 vs $809) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5889th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$1785

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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361