Accra vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$323
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$369
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.72M

The cost of living in Accra is 23% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6525th and 7229th ($861 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ghana vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6316th and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Hanoi

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Accra Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$12836

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380