Accra vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$174
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
2.39M
9.37M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7827th and 6756th ($582 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 5889th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$8280

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696