Accra vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$174
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
24
😀 Quality of life
56
43
🏙️ Population
2.39M
6.56M

The cost of living in Accra is 0.8% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7827th and 7871st ($582 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5889th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586