Accra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$297
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1659
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 37% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6574th and 4455th ($822 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6206th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Taipei

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Accra Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$17567

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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589