Accra vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$297
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.44M

The cost of living in Accra is 23% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6574th and 7283rd ($822 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and Cameroon, respectively. Check Ghana vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6206th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778