Accra vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$174
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
2.39M
579K

The cost of living in Accra is 62% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 7827th and 3358th ($582 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 Essen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5889th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Essen

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Accra Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$9133

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410