Accra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1009
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10M

The cost of living in Accra is 39% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6525th and 7792nd ($861 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6316th and 3307th 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
$5.97
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$8507

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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562