Accra vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$297
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
20
😀 Quality of life
56
30
🏙️ Population
1.78M
214K

The cost of living in Accra is 56% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6574th and 8485th ($822 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ghana and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ghana vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 6206th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dodoma

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Accra Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$9059

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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
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658