Accra vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$174
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
2.39M
555K

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7827th and 3786th ($582 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 5889th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.3
🍏 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
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$10601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303