Accra vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$6482
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1887
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$3118
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$4389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
2.39M
921K

The cost of living in Accra is 74% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 6680th and 252nd ($747 vs $2859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6041st and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Amsterdam

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Accra Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$26.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$13828

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$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
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865