Accra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1698
🏠 One person rent
$274
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$901
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
54
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
20.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6719th and 7554th ($789 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 Chengdu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6197th and 1884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chengdu

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Accra Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$3950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$12935

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$606
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$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$568
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$552
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$592
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$585
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$557
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$583
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$543
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$532
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$558
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$580
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$553
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$550
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$538
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$647
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$582
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$579
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$527
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$536
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$584
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$569
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$574
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$605
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$544
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$571
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$609
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$589
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$611
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$584
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$594
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$670
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$575
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$584
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$553
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$572