Accra vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$260	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	30
😀 Quality of life	52	14
🏙️ Population	1.78M	4.27M

The cost of living in Accra is 54% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8769th ($729 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6085th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Kabul

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	Accra	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476