Accra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$223
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
53
23
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
2.39M
6.56M

The cost of living in Accra is 27% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7985th and 6330th ($558 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 5563rd and 6731st 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
$2.89
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639