Accra vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$260
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1094
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
643K

The cost of living in Accra is 43% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4281st ($729 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and Greece, respectively. Check Ghana vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 6085th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Athens

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Accra Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$9915

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$560
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150