Accra vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$260	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	52	60
🏙️ Population	1.78M	932K

The cost of living in Accra is 55% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6763rd and 3004th ($729 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ghana and Spain, respectively. Check Ghana vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6085th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Tenerife

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	Accra	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$6114

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291