Accra vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$260	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	52	92
🏙️ Population	1.78M	620K

The cost of living in Accra is 52% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6763rd and 3353rd ($729 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Ghana and Germany, respectively. Check Ghana vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6085th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Leipzig

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	Accra	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$9452

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307