Accra vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$297
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 34% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6574th and 4611th ($822 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6206th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Sofia

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Accra Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777