Accra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$297
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$1245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
83
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6574th and 532nd ($822 vs $2718) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6206th and 548th 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
$6.05
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$22102

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598