Cost of living comparison
Accra is 35.5% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Accra instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.30
|
$3.99
GHS59.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.04
|
$6.67
GHS100.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.24
|
$0.70
GHS10.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.15
|
$0.27
GHS4.03
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.94
|
$1.59
GHS23.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$250.59
|
$3.57
GHS53.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$366.64
|
$10.22
GHS153.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.75
|
$2.41
GHS36.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.44
|
$2.09
GHS31.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.88
|
$1.15
GHS17.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.67
|
$0.59
GHS8.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.15
|
$0.73
GHS11.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.19
|
$1.15
GHS17.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.10
|
$1.11
GHS16.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.31
|
$0.95
GHS14.23
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.99
|
$4.34
GHS65.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,207.83
|
$35.97
GHS540.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,015,580.43
|
$8,310.68
GHS124,790.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$286.86
|
$12.58
GHS188.89
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$827.57
|
$45.95
GHS690.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,413.75
|
$428.99
GHS6,441.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,324.52
|
$95.80
GHS1,438.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,329.73
|
$43.81
GHS657.79
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,202.69
|
$59.09
GHS887.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$572,626.72
|
$5,489.48
GHS82,427.97
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.52
|
$1.20
GHS18.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.94
|
$2.52
GHS37.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.82
|
$1.60
GHS24.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,250.86
|
$35.44
GHS532.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$301.96
|
$8.70
GHS130.67
|
|
pay 61.1% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,013.04
|
$15.66
GHS235.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$976.97
|
$18.59
GHS279.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,857.65
|
$32.46
GHS487.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,355.07
|
$33.24
GHS499.15
|
|
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