Accra vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$174
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
56
38
🏙️ Population
2.39M
431K

The cost of living in Accra is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7827th and 6362nd ($582 vs $807) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5889th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$3671

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741