Accra vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$343
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
18
😀 Quality of life
56
46
🏙️ Population
1.78M
6.49M

The cost of living in Accra is 36% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6110th and 7385th ($927 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6218th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Shangrao

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Accra Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$25646

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$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628