Accra vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	49
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Accra is 60% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6525th and 1668th ($861 vs $2133) 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6316th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Ottawa

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	Accra	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$17337

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Cities near Accra

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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891