Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$223
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
53
97
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
2.39M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7985th and 6006th ($558 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5563rd and 696th 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
$2.89
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.87
🥤 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
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$25540

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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 Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597