Accra vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$297
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
46
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
418K

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6574th and 4511th ($822 vs $1294) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6206th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973