Accra vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$343	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$280
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	50	13
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	1.78M	224K

The cost of living in Accra is 1% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6110th and 6184th ($927 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Suriname, respectively. Check Ghana vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6218th and 6361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Paramaribo

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	Accra	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$1767

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$697
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$583
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$762
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$500
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$759
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$665
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$714
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$727
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$606
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$596
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$830
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$656
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1049
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$654
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$656
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$946
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1185
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$995
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$666
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1043
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$661
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1044
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$658
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$639
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$670
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1067
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$575
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1100
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$518
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$488
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$863
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$627
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$786

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652