Accra vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$174	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	56	61
🏙️ Population	2.39M	4.43M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7827th and 5921st ($582 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and South Africa, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5889th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Johannesburg

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	Accra	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$4829

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952