Accra vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 64% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1762nd ($729 vs $2027) 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 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6085th and 21st 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	$4.36	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$9774

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373