Accra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.79M

The cost of living in Accra is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7827th and 571st ($582 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5889th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Toronto

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Accra Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190