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Accra vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 4.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% more in Accra
Groceries: pay 71.8% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 22.2% more in Accra
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 79.7% less in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 63.1% less in Accra

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Accra are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Accra.

Accra vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 57.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$6.00 GHS67.79	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$7.92 GHS89.45	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.96 GHS10.90	+101.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.38 GHS4.35	+25.4%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 71.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.53 GHS17.25	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$6.37 GHS71.91	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$13.37 GHS151.10	+101.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.43 GHS27.44	+36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.40 GHS27.11	+56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.36 GHS15.40	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.63 GHS7.07	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.63 GHS7.13	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.32 GHS14.88	+118.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$1.42 GHS16.04	+307.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.22 GHS13.77	+195.4%
Average			+71.8%

Beijing vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$4.13 GHS46.71	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$35.04 GHS395.83	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$10.89 GHS123.03	+135.4%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$37.96 GHS428.85	+193.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$39.97 GHS451.57	+1.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 79.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$72.38 GHS817.77	-89.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	-69.6%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$1.54 GHS17.35	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$3.72 GHS42.01	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$2.03 GHS22.94	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$39.69 GHS448.44	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$10.00 GHS112.98	+18.9%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 63.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$14.52 GHS164.07	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$18.80 GHS212.35	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$27.35 GHS308.96	-66.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$41.22 GHS465.70	-60.9%
Average			-63.1%

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