Accra vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$174	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	2.39M	1.76M

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7827th and 2281st ($582 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5889th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Montreal

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	Accra	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$7624

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576