Accra vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$297
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$700
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
1.78M
431K

The cost of living in Accra is 16% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6574th and 5698th ($822 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6206th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5380

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$630
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$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
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$904
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$924
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$927
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$836
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$948
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$857
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$819
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$807
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$746
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$607
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$637
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$637
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$668
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$833
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$536
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$577
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$861
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$514
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$653
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$940
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$587
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$606
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$875
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$762
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$984
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$698
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$808
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$890
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$984
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$719
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$975
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$892
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$706
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$684
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$826