How Much Is Rent in East Legon Today?
East Legon's typical 2-bedroom rents for $1,400/month, moving 0.0% week-on-week. Ranked #5 of 45 tracked neighborhoods. The aspirational heart of new-money Accra — gated villas, apartment towers and a dense restaurant scene.
2BR median
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1BR median
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3BR median
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Rank vs Accra
of 45 tracked
Full breakdown by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Low | Median | High | w/w | 1m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BR | $800 | $1,000≈₵11,635 | $1,350 | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2BR | $1,100 | $1,400≈₵16,289 | $1,900 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 3BR | $1,500 | $2,000≈₵23,270 | $2,700 | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| 4BR | $2,000 | $2,600≈₵30,251 | $3,500 | +0.5% | +1.0% |
Tracking for East Legon begins with this snapshot — we show the current level and won't infer a week-on-week trend from a single point.
Who rents in East Legon
East Legon draws affluent Ghanaian professionals, returnees from the diaspora, business owners, some expats. The aspirational heart of new-money Accra — gated villas, apartment towers and a dense restaurant scene.
Commuting from East Legon
It takes 25-35 min to central Accra via Lagos Ave and Tetteh Quarshie; 15 min to the airport. Traffic is manageable off-peak but builds at rush hour, so time your run either side of the 7–9am and 5–7pm peaks.
A middle-ground commute — far enough out for lower rent than the inner ring, close enough that the daily trip stays workable if you avoid the worst of rush hour.
Why East Legon is quoted in dollars
Dollar-quoted — a returnee and upper-middle-class base treats rent as a dollar asset, and new-build developers price in USD. For a tenant earning cedis, that means the rent quietly rises in cedi terms whenever the currency slips — the figure you see is indexed above at the current rate.
A $1,400 quote is about ₵16,289 at today's ₵11.63/$.
Rent vs buy in East Legon
A 3-bedroom apartment in East Legon sells for a median of $195,000, while a 3-bedroom rents for $2,000/month. Annualised, that's a gross rental yield of about 12.3% (₵279,240 annual rent ÷ ₵2,268,825 price, both at today's BoG rate).
For context, mid-market gated and executive stock in Accra typically runs an 8–12% gross yield; short-let corridors like Osu and Cantonments can reach 15–25%. Yield is gross of service charge, vacancy and management.
What's near East Legon
A&C Mall, American International School, Accra Mall at Tetteh Quarshie, East Legon Hospital.
Comparable neighborhoods
Closest to East Legon by cedi-equivalent 2-bedroom rent — compared like-with-like across currencies.
Common questions
- The median 2-bedroom in East Legon rents for $1,400/month. The lower end starts around $1,100 for older or further-from-main-road units; premium new-build units reach $1,900.
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