Accra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$174
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
2.39M
8.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7827th and 6882nd ($582 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5889th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083