Accra vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$297
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$4361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
52
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
1.78M
140K

The cost of living in Accra is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6574th and 88th ($822 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Iceland, respectively. Check Ghana vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6206th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Reykjavik

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Accra Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$30378

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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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242