Accra vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$260	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	35
😀 Quality of life	52	51
🏙️ Population	1.78M	462K

The cost of living in Accra is 15% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7323rd ($729 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Paraguay, respectively. Check Ghana vs Paraguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 6085th and 6144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Asuncion

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	Accra	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$3318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510