Accra vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
2.39M
135K

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6680th and 743rd ($747 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 2.6 months in Bern. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 6041st and 33rd 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
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$22088

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011