Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$297
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6574th and 7341st ($822 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 6206th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$21416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598