Accra vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$6677
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$2375
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$829
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$6312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
52
94
🏙️ Population
1.78M
135K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6763rd and 987th ($729 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Ghana and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ghana vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 6085th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Bern

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Accra Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$7.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$27477

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$553
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$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
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861