Accra vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$323
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$711
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
21.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6525th and 5341st ($861 vs $1044) 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6316th and 2718th 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
$5.97
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748