Accra vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$297
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
68
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
1.78M
5.55M

The cost of living in Accra is 1% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6574th and 6622nd ($822 vs $811) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6206th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Nairobi

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Accra Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$8707

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820