Accra vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$174
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
2.39M
32.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 7827th and 6733rd ($582 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5889th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chongqing

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Accra Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548