Accra vs Addis Ababa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Addis Ababa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2499
🏠 One person rent
$174
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
32
😀 Quality of life
56
40
🏙️ Population
2.39M
3.04M

The cost of living in Accra is 37% less expensive than in Addis Ababa. Cities ranked 7827th and 5819th ($582 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Ethiopia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Ethiopia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Addis Ababa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Addis Ababa ranked 1st in Ethiopia, while ranked 5889th and 7141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Addis Ababa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
15.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$3122

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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

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936