Accra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$3342
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
86
😀 Quality of life
56
99
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.79M

The cost of living in Accra is 67% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6574th and 918th ($822 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6206th and 6th 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
$6.05
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043