Accra vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$343
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6110th and 4880th ($927 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6218th and 1178th 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
$6.83
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789