Accra vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$260	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	29
😀 Quality of life	52	51
🏙️ Population	1.78M	431K

The cost of living in Accra is 16% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6224th ($729 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Namibia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6085th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Windhoek

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	Accra	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785