Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 50.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 6.6% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Tehran

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Tehran are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 46.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.63	$4.00 IRR168,400	-16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.31	$5.00 IRR210,500	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.49	$0.45 IRR19,110	-38.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.51	$1.08 IRR45,676	+272.7%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Accra	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.58	$0.53 IRR22,521	-64.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.60	$1.83 IRR76,998	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS175.24	$2.32 IRR97,804	-79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.41	$1.26 IRR53,083	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.74	$1.84 IRR77,629	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.75	$0.46 IRR19,224	-64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.20	$0.70 IRR29,499	+18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.63	$0.42 IRR17,768	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$0.32 IRR13,342	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.76	$0.24 IRR10,202	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.92	$0.26 IRR11,090	-72.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Accra	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.28	$2.76 IRR116,045	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS510.94	$10.00 IRR421,000	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,998.94	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	+1025.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS173.02	$2.90 IRR122,090	-74.0%
Average			+211.2%

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pay 6.6% more for housing

	Accra	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS688.15	$6.79 IRR285,943	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,720.70	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,738.35	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	+202.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS615.12	$11.89 IRR500,559	-70.0%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Accra	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS883.73	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,662.86	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	-77.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$0.80 IRR33,680	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.66	$1.51 IRR63,412	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.31	$2.50 IRR105,250	+59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS561.21	$19.23 IRR809,593	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.63	$1.50 IRR63,150	-83.9%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Accra	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.56	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	+143.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.58	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS506.96	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	+321.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS535.77	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	+102.8%
Average			+151.8%

Accra vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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