How Much Is Rice in Accra Today?
Rice medians at ₵76 per 5kg bag at Makola today. Its price tracks the cedi rather than any harvest.
Makola price
single-market this week
Category
9 items tracked
Season now
tracks the cedi
Price driver
tracks the exchange rate
Rice price by market
| Market | Price / 5kg bag |
|---|---|
| Makola Market | ₵76 |
Priced at Makola Market this week. For a market-by-market comparison, see the official 2025 baseline below.
Rice across markets — official baseline
The only published Makola-vs-Agbogbloshie-vs-Tema comparison — MoFA SRID retail prices, ₵ per kilogram. Each market's latest 2025 reading (dates vary), so read it as an official reference rather than a same-week snapshot. Today's headline above is quoted per 5kg bag at Makola.
| Market | ₵ / kg | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Agbogbloshie Marketlowest | ₵20.0 | 2025-08-25 |
| Makola Market | ₵20.0 | 2025-07-23 |
| Tuesday Market | ₵20.0 | 2025-08-18 |
| Tema Community 1 Market | ₵28.0 | 2025-10-29 |
When is rice cheapest?
Rice has no reliable harvest season. Its price is set by the cedi and world prices, so there is no month that is predictably cheaper — watch the exchange rate instead.
Why rice moves
Imported rice tracks the cedi and world rice prices, not the Ghanaian harvest. When the cedi weakens, the shelf price follows within weeks — so watch the exchange rate, not the calendar.
Rice price history at Makola
9 snapshots · ₵80 on 2026-03-19 → ₵76 on 2026-07-18 · ₵ per 5kg bag
Rice over the years
WFP retail prices, ₵ per kilogram, at Agbogbloshie (2019–2023). The repeating up-and-down is the seasonal cycle in the outlook above. This series is in WFP's per-kg unit and ends in 2023 — it is a long-run pattern, not today's price, which is quoted per 5kg bag above.
Rice in the kitchen
Rice is the everyday grain behind jollof, plain boiled rice and waakye.
Other staples we track — compare today's Makola prices:
Common questions
- Rice costs about ₵76 per 5kg bag at Makola. Prices are open-market quotes and run 30–60% below supermarket shelves.
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