Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$278
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
53
69
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6680th and 7055th ($747 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6041st and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623