Accra vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$323
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6525th and 6833rd ($861 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6316th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Suzhou

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Accra Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623