Accra vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$6534
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1660
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2910
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$4686
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
1.78M
548K

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6525th and 570th ($861 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6316th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs The Hague

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Accra The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$34.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$13755

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2348
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1907
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2822
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2383
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3203
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2669
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2636
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2264
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2457
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2223
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2206
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2440
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2471
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2338
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2340
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2721
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2132
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1822
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1848
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1512
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2360
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2172
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1730
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1857
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1849
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2409
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1734