Accra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.79M

The cost of living in Accra is 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6110th and 1059th ($927 vs $2415) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6218th and 46th 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
$6.83
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053