Accra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$323
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
49
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
8.78M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6525th and 7679th ($861 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 6316th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Quanzhou

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Accra Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$9536

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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943