Accra vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$297
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
36
😀 Quality of life
56
18
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.48M

The cost of living in Accra is 22% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6574th and 5196th ($822 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Onitsha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6206th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1418

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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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699