Accra vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$260	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	11
😀 Quality of life	52	8
🏙️ Population	1.78M	760K

The cost of living in Accra is 10% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7141st ($729 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Somalia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6085th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Hargeisa

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	Accra	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$603

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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 Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541