Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$323
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 29% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6525th and 7469th ($861 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6316th and 3662nd 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
$5.97
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$22205

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608