Accra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$343
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$827
😷 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 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6110th and 7943rd ($927 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 Shaoyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6218th and 7142nd 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
$6.83
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619