Accra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$278
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6680th and 4715th ($747 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6041st and 311th 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
$4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$18424

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605