Coming to Ghana · We've done it, so you don't have to guess
The agent who showed us six houses in a day. The school our children go to. The hospital we spent a night in. Real names, real prices, and the mistakes we made so you can skip them.
Everything here is Accra, because Accra is where we live. Kumasi, Takoradi and Cape Coast guides are on the way.
One family, one move, everything written down
The free version. Pick where you are and see what we did next, in the order that worked.
Everything above is free. Three guides cover the whole move: the practical one for you, the activity book for the children, and the Twi phrases to arrive with. Still stuck on something afterwards? Email us and we'll help where we can.
Launch prices These are our launch prices while the guides find their first readers, and they will go up soon. Buy now and any future updates to your guide are yours free.
Sixteen sections, from your visa to your gas cylinder, in the order a person moving actually needs them.
A read-along activity book written by two children who have actually done the move.
Everyday phrases with pronunciation on every line, so you can actually say them out loud.
The practical guide for you, the activity book for the children, and the Twi phrases for all of you. Cheaper together than any two separately.
The thing that shocked us
Nobody warned us. Landlords in Accra commonly want a year or two of rent in advance, plus a month's deposit and a month for the agent. Drag the slider and see the figure you need ready before you fly.
A decent semi-furnished two-bedroom ran us roughly GHS 6,000 to 15,000 a month, depending on the area.
What you hand over
Then the recurring extras nobody mentions: quarterly air-conditioning servicing, water charges, compound cleaning. The guide lists what to ask before you sign.
Three levels, never blurred: green is what we paid for and lived with, blue is somewhere we visited in person but did not use, amber is researched but not tried.
We only list what we or families we know have actually used, so this grows slowly and honestly. Tell us about your service and we will check it properly before it appears.
List Your Business →Our own photos, not stock. The ordinary stuff nobody shows you: the gas cylinder, the mall food court, the café we work from.
For people who have already made the move. Whether you landed a few days ago, a few weeks ago or a few months back, it helps enormously to talk to others going through the same thing. Ask the awkward questions, compare what things cost, find someone in your area.
Email us with a little about yourself and your phone number, and we'll add you to the group.
Email us to join hello@comingtoaccra.com · we add people by hand, so give us a few days
A family who moved to Accra, sharing the agents, schools, hospitals and prices we found out for ourselves.
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Accra, Ghana
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Prices and listings were last reviewed August 2026 and change often. Directory entries record what we verified and when, and are a snapshot rather than a guarantee of anyone's future conduct. Nothing here is legal, immigration, medical or financial advice.
