Accra vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$174	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1518
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	55
😀 Quality of life	56	60
🏙️ Population	2.39M	434K

The cost of living in Accra is 34% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 7827th and 6078th ($582 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and South Africa, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 5889th and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Cape Town

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	Accra	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$4013

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Cities near Accra

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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718