Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 28.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 98.5% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Accra	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.73	$3.85 KES499.25	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.45	$6.17 KES798.80	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.51	$0.66 KES85.86	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.52	$0.53 KES68.99	+82.9%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Accra	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.61	$0.56 KES72.31	-63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.67	$5.59 KES724.23	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS175.46	$3.35 KES434.24	-70.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.46	$1.70 KES220.61	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.78	$2.71 KES351.06	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.77	$1.26 KES163.73	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.21	$0.50 KES64.73	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.64	$0.87 KES113.21	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.70	$0.46 KES59.22	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.79	$0.48 KES62.51	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.94	$0.56 KES72.08	-42.2%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Accra	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.36	$6.17 KES799.97	+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS511.56	$30.83 KES3,994.00	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS124,150.78	$19,266.80 KES2,496,247.04	+140.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS173.23	$13.87 KES1,797.30	+24.3%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Accra	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS688.99	$39.39 KES5,103.80	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,732.60	$428.53 KES55,520.99	-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,740.48	$166.44 KES21,563.73	+48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS615.87	$22.39 KES2,901.22	-43.6%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 98.5% more for childcare

	Accra	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS884.82	$166.67 KES21,594.73	+192.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,808.16	$8,008.06 KES1,037,540.60	+4.6%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.70	$2.31 KES299.55	+91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.71	$2.24 KES290.33	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.34	$3.08 KES399.40	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS561.89	$44.12 KES5,715.90	+21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.81	$6.17 KES798.80	-33.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Accra	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.84	$16.84 KES2,182.20	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.96	$22.95 KES2,973.31	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS507.58	$61.84 KES8,011.76	+89.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS536.42	$52.50 KES6,802.23	+51.9%
Average			+42.1%

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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: March 2025

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