Accra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$297
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10M

The cost of living in Accra is 39% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6574th and 7882nd ($822 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 200th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6206th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Changsha

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Accra Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.81
🥤 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
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546