Accra vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$174
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
2.39M
5.55M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7827th and 7242nd ($582 vs $646) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5889th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747