Accra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$278
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
53
50
🏙️ Population
2.39M
8.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 12% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6680th and 7155th ($747 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6041st and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014