Accra vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$278
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
94
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
2.39M
20.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 13% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6680th and 7209th ($747 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 Chengdu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6041st and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chengdu

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Accra Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591