Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$278
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
53
75
🏙️ Population
2.39M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 2% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6680th and 6602nd ($747 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6041st and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Guangzhou

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Accra Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$15919

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671