Accra vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Accra	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$822	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$297	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$1614
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	74
😀 Quality of life	56	62
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.43M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6574th and 5031st ($822 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and South Africa, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6206th and 5648th 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	$6.05	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.89	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$835	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.6	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2513	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$14	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.1	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.8	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7142	$5503

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915