Accra vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	94
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	1.78M	664K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1038th ($729 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6085th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Rotterdam

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	Accra	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514