Accra vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$297
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$371
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
72
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.44M

The cost of living in Accra is 26% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6574th and 7418th ($822 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6206th and 5259th 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
$6.05
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$11154

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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372