Accra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$297
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
77
😀 Quality of life
56
68
🏙️ Population
1.78M
12.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 63% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6574th and 8651st ($822 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6206th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$19556

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563