Accra vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4090
🏠 One person rent
$297
$762
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3427
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
1.78M
595K

The cost of living in Accra is 50% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6574th and 3401st ($822 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 304th in Ghana and Germany, respectively. Check Ghana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 6206th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$29016

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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

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569