Accra vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$4423
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
88
🏙️ Population
1.78M
139K

The cost of living in Accra is 71% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6110th and 119th ($927 vs $3205) 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 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6218th and 258th 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
$6.83
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$30029

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336