Accra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.79M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6525th and 897th ($861 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6316th and 29th 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
$5.97
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$20314

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029