Accra vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$260
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
52
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 8% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6486th ($729 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Iran, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6085th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Tehran

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Accra Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$1951

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$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510