Accra vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$278	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.39M	1.76M

The cost of living in Accra is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6680th and 2002nd ($747 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 Montreal. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6041st and 60th 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	$4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$6957

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610