Accra vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$5006
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
56
97
🏙️ Population
1.78M
667K

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6525th and 650th ($861 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Denmark, respectively. Check Ghana vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6316th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Copenhagen

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Accra Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588