Accra vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
2.39M
759K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7827th and 2040th ($582 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5889th and 38th 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
$3.17
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$14318

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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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574