Accra vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$323
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
48
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
389K

The cost of living in Accra is 31% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6525th and 4667th ($861 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Albania, respectively. Check Ghana vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6316th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Tirana

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Accra Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013