Accra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
2.39M
7.41M

The cost of living in Accra is 78% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7827th and 503rd ($582 vs $2614) 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5889th and 168th 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
$3.17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611