Accra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
21
😀 Quality of life
56
46
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.56M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6525th and 7929th ($861 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6316th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Shaoyang

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Accra Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615