Accra vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	1.78M	2.15M

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1222nd ($729 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Paris. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6085th and 25th 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	$4.36	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293