Accra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$297
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Accra is 6% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6574th and 6334th ($822 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6206th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$22402

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$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634