Accra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$297
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
60
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 15% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6574th and 7025th ($822 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6206th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531