Accra vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$343
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
56
92
🏙️ Population
1.78M
675K

The cost of living in Accra is 51% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6110th and 2470th ($927 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Sweden, respectively. Check Ghana vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6218th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Gothenburg

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Accra Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$4650

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423