Prices in Accra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

	Accra	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living One person	$856	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2169	$1827
🏠 One person rent	$414	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$459
🍽️ Food Expenses	$282	$255
🚐 Transport Expenses	$99.3	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$322	$812
🏙️ Population	2.29M	11.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5773rd and 6402nd ($856 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Chengdu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chengdu ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6318th and 788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chengdu

	Accra	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1510	$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.23%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1720	$3449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$1952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$3.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.31	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5676	$14343

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$457
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$875
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$672
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$632
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$650
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$602
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$634
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$656
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$664
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$597
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$601
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$586
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$674
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$619
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$601
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$842
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$657
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$587
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$601
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1036
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1043
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$648
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$840
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$839
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$932
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$706
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$628
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$841
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$544
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1096
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$986
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$739
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$648
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$695
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$839
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$768
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$858
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$617

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$598
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$601
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$595
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$587
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$610
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$598
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$666
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$597
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$657
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$590
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$514
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$662
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$634
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$607
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$590
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$603
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$665
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$678
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$652
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$596
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$731
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$686
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$650
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$666
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$583
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$721
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$646
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$695
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$611
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$716
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$587
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$729
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$634

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