Accra vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$278
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$667
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.39M
4.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 26% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6680th and 5667th ($747 vs $1004) 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 0.2 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 6041st and 3456th 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
$4
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$5207

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020