Accra vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$343
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3219
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.78M
566K

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6110th and 4158th ($927 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6218th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dresden

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Accra Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551