Accra vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$260	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	8
😀 Quality of life	52	20
🏙️ Population	1.78M	604K

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8002nd ($729 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Djibouti, respectively. Check Ghana vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 6085th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Djibouti City

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	Accra	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$4050

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003