Accra vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$278
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.39M
17.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6680th and 5948th ($747 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6041st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$24117

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618