Accra vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$174
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
56
69
🏙️ Population
2.39M
4.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 41% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 7827th and 5457th ($582 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Jordan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 5889th and 3121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Amman

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Accra Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$67.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$5798

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Distance City Cost of living
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$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113