Accra vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$297	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	56
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	1.78M	3.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 33% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6574th and 4637th ($822 vs $1231) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 6206th and 6312th 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	$6.05	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$4978

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857