Accra vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$278
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
605K

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6680th and 4672nd ($747 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Latvia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6041st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363