Accra vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$323
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1018
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.78M
32.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 43% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6525th and 7933rd ($861 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6316th and 2353rd 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
$5.97
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$24477

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556