Accra vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$297
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6574th and 4879th ($822 vs $1128) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6206th and 1383rd 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
$6.05
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$27624

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753