Accra vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$297
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
51
16
😀 Quality of life
56
43
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 41% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6574th and 7972nd ($822 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 6206th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$14551

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499