Accra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$223
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
58
88
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7985th and 4000th ($558 vs $1260) 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 0.4 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 5563rd and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$15081

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$379
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$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049