Accra vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$323
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
11.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.1% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6525th and 6527th ($861 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6316th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Hangzhou

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Accra Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$29918

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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
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765