Accra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$174
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
2.39M
17.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7827th and 5744th ($582 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5889th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584