Accra vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$260	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	33
😀 Quality of life	52	46
🏙️ Population	1.78M	756K

The cost of living in Accra is 6% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6947th ($729 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 6085th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs La Paz

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	Accra	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580