Accra vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$297
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$230
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
37
😀 Quality of life
56
49
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.15M

The cost of living in Accra is 19% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6574th and 5412th ($822 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Ghana vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6206th and 6721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Harare

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Accra Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$8872

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830