Accra vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$278
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
2.39M
563K

The cost of living in Accra is 49% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6680th and 3857th ($747 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th 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 Dresden. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 6041st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387