Accra vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
2.39M
644K

The cost of living in Accra is 76% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 7827th and 872nd ($582 vs $2387) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5889th 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
$3.17
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8976

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329