Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$174
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
2.39M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 22% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7827th and 6607th ($582 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5889th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620