Accra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$297
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$917
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
20.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 30% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6574th and 7530th ($822 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 5th in China, while ranked 6206th and 1800th 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
$6.05
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$11647

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Distance City Cost of living
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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Chengdu

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
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560