Accra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$174
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7827th and 4516th ($582 vs $1169) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5889th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$19102

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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589