Accra vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$278
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
53
77
🏙️ Population
2.39M
21.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 30% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6680th and 5141st ($747 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6041st and 763rd 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
$4
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$23714

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869