Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$990
🏠 One person rent
$297
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
56
55
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6574th and 7068th ($822 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 6206th and 6284th 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
$6.05
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333