Accra vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$323	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$779
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	1.78M	49K

The cost of living in Accra is 33% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6525th and 4601st ($861 vs $1284) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 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 6316th and 6239th 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	$5.97	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$9211

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Cities near Accra

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

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775