Accra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$323
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6525th and 7431st ($861 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6316th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Ningbo

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Accra Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.42
🥤 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
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525