Accra vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$174
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.39M
21.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 45% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 7827th and 4887th ($582 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5889th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Beijing

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Accra Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$27310

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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506