Accra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$297
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
53
😀 Quality of life
56
70
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 32% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6574th and 7641st ($822 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6206th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941