Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.5 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Accra, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS70.50
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS107.98
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS10.86
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.26
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS50.64
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS165.53
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS33.45
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS31.87
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS18.66
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.69
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS11.93
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.65
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS17.72
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS14.10
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS63.55
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS482.64
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS163.43
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 82.5% more for housing
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS650.03
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS581.05
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS112,089.89
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS17.64
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS40.30
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS22.96
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS530.12
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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