Accra vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$323
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
50
14
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 44% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6525th and 7960th ($861 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6316th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Zhoukou

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Accra Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$16685

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514