Accra vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$278
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
50
17
😀 Quality of life
53
37
🏙️ Population
2.39M
9.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 25% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6680th and 7790th ($747 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6041st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$15431

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528