Accra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$278
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
2.39M
12.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6680th and 8506th ($747 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6041st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$19861

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$546
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$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619