Accra vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$343	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$628
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	35
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	1.78M	462K

The cost of living in Accra is 9% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 6110th and 6560th ($927 vs $847) 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 6218th and 6137th 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	$6.83	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$1703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$5515

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583