Accra vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3706
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 63% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6525th and 1275th ($861 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Germany, respectively. Check Ghana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 6316th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Berlin

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	Accra	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$10963

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$654
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$703
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$454
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$802
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$678
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$664
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$683
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$562
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$673
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$612
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$796
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$673
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1075
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$650
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$675
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1022
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1198
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$612
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1066
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$682
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1063
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$665
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$775
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1092
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$659
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1124
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$538
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$578
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$862
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$655
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$878

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474