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Kathmandu vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 10.6% cheaper than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 49.7% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 56.7% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 22.8% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 49.0% more in Kathmandu

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

Kathmandu vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Accra	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$1.76 NPR251.43	-70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$6.34 NPR905.14	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.54 NPR77.36	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.17 NPR24.29	-55.8%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 49.7% less for groceries

	Accra	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.55 NPR78.26	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$4.49 NPR641.40	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$3.16 NPR450.40	-76.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$1.77 NPR252.25	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$1.40 NPR200.11	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$0.97 NPR138.93	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.45 NPR64.66	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.54 NPR77.46	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.30 NPR42.90	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.22 NPR31.20	-84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.29 NPR41.60	-76.1%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Accra	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$4.57 NPR652.11	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$10.57 NPR1,508.56	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$31,715.30 NPR4,525,675.66	+296.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$13.39 NPR1,910.84	+23.0%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 56.7% less for housing

	Accra	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$8.25 NPR1,177.13	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$179.99 NPR25,683.31	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$93.92 NPR13,402.12	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$23.92 NPR3,412.74	-40.2%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

	Accra	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$80.28 NPR11,456.30	+10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$3,085.67 NPR440,316.24	-56.4%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$2.61 NPR372.11	+69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$1.78 NPR254.59	-52.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$2.82 NPR402.28	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$21.82 NPR3,113.82	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$3.17 NPR452.57	-68.3%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

	Accra	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$22.91 NPR3,268.54	+57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$26.63 NPR3,799.33	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$56.89 NPR8,117.48	+108.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$36.56 NPR5,217.10	-11.3%
Average			+49.0%

Accra vs. Kathmandu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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