Accra vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3694
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 62% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6110th and 964th ($927 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and France, respectively. Check Ghana vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6218th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Paris

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Accra Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$19577

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506