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Cost of living: Accra vs Nairobi

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Nairobi is 10% cheaper than Accra.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

AccraGhana

GHS 15,081

per month

City to compare

NairobiKenya

KES 151,332

per month, about GHS 13,604

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryAccraNairobiDifference
Rent8,1707,003−14%
Groceries2,5852,493−4%
Eating out1,4001,310−6%
Getting around676639−5%
Bills1,4371,378−4%
Going out596567−5%
Clothes218215−1%
Total per month15,08113,604−10%

Nairobi is 10% cheaper than Accra for one person renting in the city centre. The biggest gap is rent (−14%); clothes is the closest (−1%). Someone spending GHS 15,081 a month in Accra would need about KES 151,332 in Nairobi for the same lifestyle. Rent takes 51% of the monthly budget in Nairobi and 54% in Accra.

Nairobi: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Prices

Everyday prices in Nairobi

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Accra. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs AccraReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated GHS 18.00 −7% vs Accra 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated GHS 73.61 −7% vs Accra 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated GHS 534 −5% vs Accra 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated GHS 7,003 −14% vs Accra 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated GHS 5,042 −14% vs Accra 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated GHS 8.04 −3% vs Accra 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated GHS 27.80 −4% vs Accra 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated GHS 80.36 −3% vs Accra 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated GHS 1,050 −4% vs Accra 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated GHS 361 −4% vs Accra 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated GHS 334 −4% vs Accra 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated GHS 405 −5% vs Accra 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated GHS 80.97 −5% vs Accra 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated GHS 582 −1% vs Accra 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Accra
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Method

Where the numbers come from

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    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Rankings

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Ghanaian cedis. Pick a city to compare it with Accra. See all 118 cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesGHS 66,425
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesGHS 56,609
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandGHS 54,368
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesGHS 53,796
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandGHS 51,559
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeGHS 49,733
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomGHS 48,368
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesGHS 46,313

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanGHS 6,583
  2. 117KathmanduNepalGHS 7,498
  3. 116CairoEgyptGHS 7,972
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshGHS 8,082
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaGHS 9,576
  6. 113TunisTunisiaGHS 9,637
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaGHS 10,160
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandGHS 10,478

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FAQ

Accra vs Nairobi: common questions

Is Nairobi cheaper than Accra?

Yes. One person renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre spends about KES 151,332 (about GHS 13,604) a month in Nairobi, against GHS 15,081 in Accra: 10% less.

How much is rent in Nairobi compared with Accra?

A 1-bedroom flat in the centre of Nairobi rents for about KES 77,902 (about GHS 7,003) a month, −14% compared with GHS 8,170 in Accra. Outside the centre it's about KES 56,089 against GHS 5,882.

How much money do I need to move from Accra to Nairobi?

To keep the lifestyle that costs GHS 15,081 a month in Accra, plan on about KES 151,332 in Nairobi for one person. A family of four would need about KES 428,295, compared with GHS 42,199 in Accra.

How much does eating out cost in Nairobi vs Accra?

A meal at an inexpensive restaurant is about KES 819 (about GHS 73.61) in Nairobi and GHS 79.18 in Accra. A regular cappuccino is about KES 200 against GHS 19.26.

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