Accra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Accra | Changsha | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Accra is 26% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7932nd ($729 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 6085th and 3100th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 20 km or 12 mi |  Ashaiman | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Tema | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Koforidua | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ho | |
| 167 km or 104 mi |  Lome | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kpalime | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Obuasi | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Hohoe | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Kumasi | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Atakpame | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Abomey | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Cotonou | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Porto-Novo | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 387 km or 240 mi |  Abengourou | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Grand-Bassam | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Save | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Sokode | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Lagos | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Abidjan | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Tamale | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Agboville | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Kara | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Dabou | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ibadan | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Oyo | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Ife | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Divo | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Osogbo | |
| 579 km or 359 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Bouake | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Ilorin | |
| 622 km or 387 mi | Akure | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 638 km or 397 mi | Gagnoa | |
| 646 km or 402 mi |  Leo | |
| 646 km or 402 mi | Benin | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Warri |
Cities near Changsha
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Xiangtan | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Ningxiang | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Zhuzhou | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yiyang | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Liling | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Pingxiang | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Loudi | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Yueyang | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Lianyuan | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Yichun | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Linxiang | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Hengyang | |
| 157 km or 97 mi | Changde | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Lengshuijiang | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Shishou | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Shaoyang | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Honghu | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Jinshi | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Xinyu | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Chibi | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Xianning | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Ji'an | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Xiantao | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Jingzhou | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Songzi | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Zhangjiajie | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Yidu | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Hanchuan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Daye | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Nanchang | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Wuhan | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Huangshi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Huaihua | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Ezhou | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Yingcheng | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Huanggang | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Wuxue | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Dangyang |