Accra vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.31M

The cost of living in Accra is 59% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6525th and 1716th ($861 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6316th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Calgary

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Accra Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$15430

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934