Accra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$343
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 40% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6110th and 7558th ($927 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6218th and 2343rd 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
$6.83
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538