Cost of living comparison
Accra is 31.4% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.6% less in Accra
- Groceries
-
pay 26.8% less in Accra
- Transportation
-
pay 10.9% less in Accra
- Housing
-
pay 7.4% less in Accra
- Childcare
-
pay 74.4% less in Accra
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.5% less in Accra
- Clothing
-
pay 59.3% less in Accra
Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Accra.
If you lived in Accra instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$185.37
|
$4.82
GHS63.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$150.15
|
$7.37
GHS97.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$30.11
|
$0.74
GHS9.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.37
|
$0.29
GHS3.86
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$55.72
|
$1.52
GHS20.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$251.07
|
$3.46
GHS45.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$322.90
|
$11.31
GHS149.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$81.47
|
$2.28
GHS30.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$130.90
|
$2.18
GHS28.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$61.82
|
$1.27
GHS16.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$30.37
|
$0.59
GHS7.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$37.38
|
$0.81
GHS10.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$46.62
|
$1.21
GHS15.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$38.95
|
$1.21
GHS16.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$33.28
|
$0.96
GHS12.77
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$110.47
|
$4.34
GHS57.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,112.24
|
$32.96
GHS437.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,041,802.53
|
$8,000.00
GHS106,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$264.16
|
$11.16
GHS148.09
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$720.66
|
$44.40
GHS588.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$18,915.48
|
$627.15
GHS8,319.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$13,951.00
|
$112.15
GHS1,487.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,907.30
|
$39.69
GHS526.48
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$18,290.25
|
$57.02
GHS756.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$547,883.50
|
$7,655.73
GHS101,563.26
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$78.78
|
$1.21
GHS15.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$91.36
|
$2.75
GHS36.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$111.22
|
$1.57
GHS20.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,148.70
|
$36.21
GHS480.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$296.60
|
$9.33
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,679.49
|
$14.87
GHS197.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$933.96
|
$20.10
GHS266.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,556.02
|
$32.71
GHS433.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,100.80
|
$34.57
GHS458.56
|
|
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