Accra vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$297
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3206
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
65
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
1.78M
566K

The cost of living in Accra is 47% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 6574th and 3768th ($822 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd 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 28th in Germany, while ranked 6206th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$14681

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563