Accra vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$260	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	50	16
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	1.78M	60.7K

The cost of living in Accra is 30% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8102nd ($729 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Eswatini, respectively. Check Ghana vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6085th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Mbabane

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	Accra	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$4495

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624