Accra vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$297
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
21.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 20% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6574th and 5355th ($822 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6206th and 2546th 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
$6.05
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$22823

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741