Accra vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1191
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1928
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$2977
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
53
😀 Quality of life
56
91
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.31M

The cost of living in Accra is 60% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6574th and 1781st ($822 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 6206th and 160th 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
$6.05
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$15727

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887