Accra vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$174
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.39M
24.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7827th and 4461st ($582 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5889th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Shanghai

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Accra Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740