Accra vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1123
🏠 One person rent
$297
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
73
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
1.78M
16.8M

The cost of living in Accra is 77% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6574th and 8829th ($822 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6206th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dhaka

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Accra Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1844

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$352
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$362
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$312
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$282
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$301
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$300
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$287
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$274
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$321
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$286
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$294
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$320
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$313
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$328
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$317
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$315
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$320
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$297
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$456
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$320
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$327
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$335
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$312
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$318
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$323
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$366
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$308
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$354
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$333
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$302