Accra vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$223
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
2.39M
9.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 14% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 7985th and 7300th ($558 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 486th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5563rd and 5593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$25493

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697