Accra vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	50
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	1.78M	1.02M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1701st ($729 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6085th and 162nd 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	$4.36	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800