Accra vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$260
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 34% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4777th ($729 vs $1109) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6085th and 618th 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
$4.36
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$11151

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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 Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039