Accra vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
2.39M
140K

The cost of living in Accra is 79% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7827th and 344th ($582 vs $2723) 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 0.3 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 5889th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991