Accra vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$174	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.39M	545K

The cost of living in Accra is 52% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7827th and 4384th ($582 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Ghana vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5889th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Port of Spain

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	Accra	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$2991

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812