Accra vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$323
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Accra is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6525th and 4971st ($861 vs $1126) 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 6316th and 1655th 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
$5.97
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$27781

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765