Accra vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$174
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
2.39M
9.4M

The cost of living in Accra is 14% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7827th and 6976th ($582 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5889th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524