Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$343
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$847
😷 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 33% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6110th and 7308th ($927 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 6218th and 3241st 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
$6.83
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620