Advice on furnished versus unfurnished accomodation in Accra

Personally I would go for furnished unless you are intending staying for more than 2 years. Yes they are available and a landlord will often change it to furnished and you will find the rent is increased.
You have to decide if the extra money for the two year period is worth it or you buy your furniture and sell it before you leave.
You might find yourself paying an extra $500 per month and that will mean $12000 over the period of the lease. Provided that aircons and kitchen appliances are in the property rhen you could furnish it for a lot less than that.

Thanks so much for the advice - that's incredibly helpful. We can't wait to get over to Accra!

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