Accra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$260
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$593
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
52
53
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 3% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6849th ($729 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6085th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1168
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.18%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2481
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.51
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.87
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.5
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.5
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7683
$12465

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$560
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$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$588
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$354
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$755
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$632
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$551
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$575
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$433
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$647
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$590
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$709
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$670
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$649
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$889
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
400 km or 249 mi Save
$613
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$651
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1113
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1022
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1030
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$882
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$658
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$882
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$776
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$677
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$906
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$695
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$937
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$535
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$634
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$904
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$753
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$558
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$881

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522