Accra vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$323
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
18.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6525th and 6835th ($861 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6316th and 2285th 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
$5.97
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694