Accra vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Accra Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
2.39M
134K

The cost of living in Accra is 77% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 7827th and 579th ($582 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Ghana and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ghana vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 5889th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Accra vs Bern infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Accra vs Bern

Prices for goods and services in Accra and Bern are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Accra Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$7.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$45.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$28492

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916