Accra vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$174
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
90
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
2.39M
13.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7827th and 6886th ($582 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5889th and 1662nd 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
$3.17
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600