Accra vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$343
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 16% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6110th and 6776th ($927 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6218th and 2020th 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
$6.83
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635