Accra vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$297
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$704
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
51
43
😀 Quality of life
56
49
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.65M

The cost of living in Accra is 32% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 6574th and 7637th ($822 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th 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 Hengyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 6206th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$584
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$634
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$527
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$603
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$595
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$564
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$750
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$612
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$592
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$569
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$571
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$618
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$765
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$660
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$593
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$487
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$897
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$571
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$595
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$546
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$766
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$572
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$511
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$547
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$537
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$587
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$590
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$568
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$777
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$625
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$526
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$596
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$589
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599