Accra vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Accra Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$174
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
2.39M
587K

The cost of living in Accra is 58% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 7827th and 3822nd ($582 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 452nd in Ghana and Germany, respectively. Check Ghana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 5889th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Accra vs Dortmund infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Accra vs Dortmund

Prices for goods and services in Accra and Dortmund are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Accra Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$13929

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357