Accra vs Antananarivo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Antananarivo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$278	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$516
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	13
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	2.39M	1.28M

The cost of living in Accra is 44% more expensive than in Antananarivo. Cities ranked 6680th and 8538th ($747 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Madagascar, respectively. Check Ghana vs Madagascar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Antananarivo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Antananarivo ranked 1st in Madagascar, while ranked 6041st and 7340th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Antananarivo

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	Accra	Antananarivo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$65.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$11512

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$348
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$457
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$403
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1093
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1481
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1441
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1394
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1091
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1190
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1500
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$767
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$826
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$701
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$804
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$670
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$500
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$498
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$591
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$516
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$953
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$834
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$662
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$582