Accra vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$765
🏠 One person rent
$174
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
36
😀 Quality of life
56
17
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.48M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7827th and 9080th ($582 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ghana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ghana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5889th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$704

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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

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617