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
GHS77.15
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS118.17
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS11.88
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.66
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS55.41
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS181.15
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS36.61
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS34.88
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.42
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.51
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS13.05
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.40
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.43
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS69.55
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS528.18
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS178.86
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 82.5% more for housing
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS711.37
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS635.88
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS122,667.43
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.31
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS44.10
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS25.13
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS580.15
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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