Accra vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$174
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.71M

The cost of living in Accra is 48% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 7827th and 4647th ($582 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Hungary, respectively. Check Ghana vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1 months in Budapest. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 5889th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Budapest

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Accra Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$10141

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040