Accra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1241
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 68% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6525th and 621st ($861 vs $2674) 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 6316th and 632nd 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
$5.97
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$22890

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608