Accra vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$260	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	52	51
🏙️ Population	1.78M	84.1K

The cost of living in Accra is 39% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6763rd and 4503rd ($729 vs $1193) 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 0.8 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 6085th and 6190th 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	$4.36	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904