Accra vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2758
🏠 One person rent
$297
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$797
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
78
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
3.12M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 6574th and 4856th ($822 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Argentina, respectively. Check Ghana vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 6206th and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Buenos Aires

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Accra Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5464

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897