Accra vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$297
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
56
16
🏙️ Population
1.78M
4.35M

The cost of living in Accra is 46% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6574th and 8160th ($822 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Ghana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ghana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 6206th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Kano

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Accra Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1804

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926