Accra vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$278
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
2.39M
8.44M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6680th and 7305th ($747 vs $648) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6041st and 4684th 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
$4
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$13338

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407