Cost of living comparison
Accra is 5.7% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Accra instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
|
pay 39.3% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Nairobi
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
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