Accra vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2012
🏠 One person rent
$274
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$397
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.55M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.7% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6719th and 6685th ($789 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Kenya, respectively. Check Ghana vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6197th and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$22.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$1965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$1108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$17.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$8899

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$606
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$611
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$418
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$501
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$559
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$594
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$519
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$537
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$540
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$513
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$597
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$541
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$561
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$602
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$537
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$692
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$553
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$503
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$533
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$568
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$467
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$782
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$598
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$601
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$768
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$686
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$539
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$514
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$791
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$491
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$687
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$410
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$689
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$590
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$776