Accra vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3974
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
56
96
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.11M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6525th and 916th ($861 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6316th and 14th 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
$5.97
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$17184

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544