Accra vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$297
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$240
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 20% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6574th and 7204th ($822 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6206th and 5113th 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
$6.05
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$2007

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Cities near Accra

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

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488