Accra vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$297
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
1.78M
7.82M

The cost of living in Accra is 38% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6574th and 7835th ($822 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6206th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517