Accra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$174
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
2.39M
20.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 9% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7827th and 7269th ($582 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5889th and 1633rd 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
$3.17
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587