Accra vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5257
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1250
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2174
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$4800
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
88
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
1.78M
776K

The cost of living in Accra is 61% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6525th and 1425th ($861 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Frankfurt. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6316th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Frankfurt

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Accra Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$18543

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801