Accra vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$343
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1832
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 41% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6110th and 3675th ($927 vs $1580) 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6218th and 646th 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
$6.83
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$17067

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160