Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Ghana

Accra vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 24.6% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Accra
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Accra
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.3% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 55.8% less in Accra

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Accra are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Accra. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Accra.

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Accra vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$7.98 GHS93.33	+299.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$10.34 GHS120.88	+158.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.56 GHS18.22	+218.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.46 GHS5.37	-34.2%
Average			+179.9%

Abuja vs. Accra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Abuja	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.63 GHS19.03	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$5.91 GHS69.08	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$13.71 GHS160.33	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.62 GHS30.70	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$3.26 GHS38.13	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.66 GHS19.36	+80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.64 GHS7.51	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.81 GHS9.50	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.62 GHS18.97	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$1.23 GHS14.34	+47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$1.22 GHS14.24	+10.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Abuja	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$4.98 GHS58.28	+133.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$40.19 GHS469.97	+22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-69.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$11.84 GHS138.52	+62.3%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Abuja	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$42.44 GHS496.28	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$56.06 GHS655.60	-35.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	+922.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$18,630.20 GHS218K	+491.3%
Average			+677.5%

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pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$1.85 GHS21.59	+84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$4.40 GHS51.49	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.54 GHS29.68	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$71.09 GHS831.35	+172.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$12.69 GHS148.41	+98.0%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 55.8% less for clothing

	Abuja	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$14.19 GHS165.96	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$18.41 GHS215.27	-69.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$36.21 GHS423.52	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$52.46 GHS613.49	-50.5%
Average			-55.8%

Abuja vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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