Accra vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Accra	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$861	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2116	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$323	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	38
😀 Quality of life	56	88
🏙️ Population	1.78M	549K

The cost of living in Accra is 49% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6525th and 3269th ($861 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6316th and 332nd 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	$5.97	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$838	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.53%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3872	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2147	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.3	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8185	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934