Accra vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$297
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
85
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
9.07M

The cost of living in Accra is 48% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6574th and 8245th ($822 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6206th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Shenyang

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Accra Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$24707

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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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501