Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$343
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6110th and 6854th ($927 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6218th and 1149th 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
$6.83
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711