Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$174
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 1% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 7827th and 7769th ($582 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 Dongguan. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5889th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Dongguan

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Accra Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$16599

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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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611