Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$297
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
97
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 9% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6574th and 6838th ($822 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6206th and 2100th 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
$6.05
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677