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Accra vs. Lagos Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 28.3% more expensive than Lagos.

Restaurants: pay 86.3% more in Accra
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Accra
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 97.5% more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Accra

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

Accra vs. Lagos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.3% more for restaurants

	Lagos	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 NGN4,357.71	$6.00 GHS68.77	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 NGN7,262.85	$7.92 GHS90.74	+58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 NGN600.55	$0.96 GHS11.05	+133.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 NGN363.96	$0.38 GHS4.41	+53.6%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Lagos	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 NGN1,780.73	$1.53 GHS17.50	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.14 NGN4,555.38	$6.37 GHS72.95	+103.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.25 NGN14,895.76	$13.37 GHS153.29	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 NGN2,555.21	$2.43 GHS27.84	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 NGN2,690.01	$2.40 GHS27.50	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NGN1,707.96	$1.36 GHS15.62	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,208.62	$0.63 GHS7.17	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 NGN1,418.49	$0.63 GHS7.24	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,329.99	$1.32 GHS15.10	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 NGN1,346.37	$1.42 GHS16.27	+53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,304.55	$1.22 GHS13.97	+35.7%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Lagos	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 NGN4,220.61	$4.13 GHS47.39	+42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.35 NGN52,800.21	$35.04 GHS401.55	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,362.82 NGN29,578,418.84	$8,000.00 GHS91,691.29	-60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.85 NGN27,387.07	$10.89 GHS124.81	-42.2%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Lagos	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 NGN48,249.04	$37.96 GHS435.05	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$886.61 NGN1,287,864.19	$513.87 GHS5,889.69	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$556.43 NGN808,257.84	$165.82 GHS1,900.51	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.97 NGN46,438.84	$39.97 GHS458.10	+25.0%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 97.5% more for childcare

	Lagos	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.91 NGN120,426.85	$72.38 GHS829.59	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,298.32 NGN3,338,471.52	$7,072.54 GHS81,061.29	+207.7%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lagos	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,452.57	$1.54 GHS17.60	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 NGN3,416.42	$3.72 GHS42.61	+58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 NGN1,861.91	$2.03 GHS23.28	+58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.25 NGN45,397.13	$39.69 GHS454.93	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 NGN8,453.70	$10.00 GHS114.61	+71.8%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Lagos	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.22 NGN27,911.95	$14.52 GHS166.44	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.68 NGN35,844.64	$18.80 GHS215.42	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.61 NGN93,855.57	$27.35 GHS313.43	-57.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.07 NGN82,899.98	$41.22 GHS472.44	-27.8%
Average			-33.4%

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