Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.4 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Accra, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Accra
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 93.2% more for transportation
Accra
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Accra
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 96.9% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Beijing
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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