Accra vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$174
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
2.39M
12.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7827th and 5170th ($582 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5889th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$22097

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$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645