Accra vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$174
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
19
😀 Quality of life
56
26
🏙️ Population
2.39M
214K

The cost of living in Accra is 0.2% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 7827th and 7835th ($582 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and Tanzania, respectively. Check Ghana vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5889th and 8738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$2745

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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
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600