Accra vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$297
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
89
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
13.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 27% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6574th and 7452nd ($822 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6206th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Tianjin

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Accra Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573