Accra vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$260
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
52
69
🏙️ Population
1.78M
10.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 11% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7169th ($729 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 16th in China, while ranked 6085th and 2941st 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
$4.36
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$20945

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$553
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$354
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$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
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$774
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$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598