Accra vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$297
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.37M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6574th and 7469th ($822 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6206th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663