Accra vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$297
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
64
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.78M
4.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 19% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6574th and 5492nd ($822 vs $1009) 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 0.5 months in Amman. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 6206th and 3561st 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
$6.05
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.11
🥤 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
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5786

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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
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303