Accra vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$260	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.27M

The cost of living in Accra is 21% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5917th ($729 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and South Africa, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6085th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Soweto

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	Accra	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$3805

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003