Accra vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$260	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	52	86
🏙️ Population	1.78M	549K

The cost of living in Accra is 56% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2883rd ($729 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6085th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Quebec City

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	Accra	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732