Accra vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	50	90
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.51M

The cost of living in Accra is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1352nd ($729 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Munich. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6085th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Munich

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	Accra	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560