Accra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$297
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
56
45
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.56M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6574th and 7790th ($822 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6206th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$10279

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599