Accra vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$260	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	92
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	631K

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2469th ($729 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 6085th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dusseldorf

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	Accra	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$21276

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744