Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$933
🏠 One person rent
$343
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$267
😷 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 40% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6110th and 7534th ($927 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 6218th and 5942nd 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
$6.83
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$877

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298