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Accra vs Entebbe

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Under balanced weights Accra edges it, 49 to 46, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Accra is stronger on safety; Entebbe on climate, air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 6.2 of 49 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 7.5 of 49 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 5.1 of 49 points (scores 46/100)Internet: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 49 points (scores 45/100)Climate: 5.6 of 49 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 5.7 of 49 points (scores 51/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)49
Accra
out of 100

West Africa's most welcoming capital

Full Accra profile →Where to stay in Accra →
Safety: 4.8 of 46 points (scores 39/100)Healthcare: 5.6 of 46 points (scores 45/100)Internet: 5.2 of 46 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 5.2 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Climate: 8.3 of 46 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 46 points (scores 62/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 46 points (scores 38/100)46
Entebbe
out of 100

Uganda's lakeside airport town, greener and quieter than Kampala

Full Entebbe profile →Where to stay in Entebbe →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAccraEntebbe
Cost of living55no data
Safety68 ✓39
Healthcare46 ✓45
Internet44 ✓41
Visa ease34 ✓32
Getting there & around45 ✓42
Climate5067 ✓
Air quality5162 ✓
Quality of life44 ✓38

Cost

MetricAccraEntebbe
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,127no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAccraEntebbe
Homicides per 100k1.83 ✓8.82
Political stability (0–100)67.1 ✓50.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)56 ✓54
Life expectancy66.1 yrs ✓66 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAccraEntebbe
Download8.2 Mbps ✓8 Mbps
Upload6.6 Mbps ✓3.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricAccraEntebbe
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAccraEntebbe
Non-stop airport destinations35 ✓25
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAccraEntebbe
Comfortable months per year68 ✓
Annual mean PM2.526.9 µg/m³22.2 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Accra or Entebbe?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Accra or Entebbe safer?
Accra scores higher on safety (68 vs 39), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Accra or Entebbe?
Accra: a measured median of 8.2 Mbps versus 8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); IQAir city air-quality pages (yearly PM2.5 averages); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.