Accra vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$4295
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
53
97
🏙️ Population
2.39M
644K

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6680th and 795th ($747 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 6041st and 9th 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
$4
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$8.66
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$13230

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546