Accra vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2154
🏠 One person rent
$274
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$86.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
42
😀 Quality of life
54
14
🏙️ Population
1.78M
908K

The cost of living in Accra is 56% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6719th and 2880th ($789 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 6197th and 9207th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$1692
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$16.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
15.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$1028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$9.91
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$1.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$33.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$1366

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$956
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$679
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$866
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1064
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$681
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$480
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$925
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$390
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$633
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$669
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1132
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$654
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$846
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$679
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$737
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1422
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$614
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$779
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$620
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1494
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$761
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1185
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$681
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$521
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1009
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$756
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$749
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1256
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$799
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$662
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$826
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$401
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1006
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1004
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$606
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$767
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$542