Accra vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$174
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$374
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
79
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3.12M

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 7827th and 6407th ($582 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Argentina, respectively. Check Ghana vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 5889th and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$6679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605