Accra vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$343
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$454
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
39
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
236K

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6110th and 7140th ($927 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Botswana, respectively. Check Ghana vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6218th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Gaborone

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Accra Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$2568

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565