Accra vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$426
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$923
🏠 One person rent
$223
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$50.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
58
37
🏙️ Population
2.39M
5.94M

The cost of living in Accra is 31% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7985th and 8720th ($558 vs $426) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Ghana and India, respectively. Check Ghana vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Surat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Surat ranked 98th in India, while ranked 5563rd and 7451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$8.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$5.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
7.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$7.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$2.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$0.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$35.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$872

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$379
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$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$234
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$306
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$333
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$366
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$333
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$359
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$311
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$330
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$832
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$328
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$331
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$506
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$336
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$379
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$625
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$331
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$362
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$314
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$469
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$248
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$331
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$337
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$354
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$388
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$429
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$376
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$350
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$454
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$355
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$349
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$304
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$330
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$333
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$294
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$312
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$388
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$264