Accra vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1889
🏠 One person rent
$223
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$525
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
70
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
2.39M
8.25M

The cost of living in Accra is 14% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 7985th and 7277th ($558 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Vietnam, respectively. Check Ghana vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5563rd and 3873rd 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
$2.89
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
10.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$1327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$8.55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$5.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$13545

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$531
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$555
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$583
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$529
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$531
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$520
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$714
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$566
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$645
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$556
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$700
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$526
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$584
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$679
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$488
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$721
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$662
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$627
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$724
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$697
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$530
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$765
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$834
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$796
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$697
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$705
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$677
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$721
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$658
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$717
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$597
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$841
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$682
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$706
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$515
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$679
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$689
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$516
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$668
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$469