Accra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$174
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
2.39M
12.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7827th and 8471st ($582 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5889th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$4818

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617