Accra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
53
88
🏙️ Population
2.39M
7.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6680th and 379th ($747 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6041st and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Hong Kong

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Accra Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623