Accra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$923
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 65% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6110th and 640th ($927 vs $2663) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6218th and 676th 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
$6.83
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$22758

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$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620