Accra vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$174
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10M

The cost of living in Accra is 9% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 7827th and 8258th ($582 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5889th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$5569

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574