Accra vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2557
🏠 One person rent
$343
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$379
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
56
73
🏙️ Population
1.78M
4.01M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 6110th and 5330th ($927 vs $1032) 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 0.4 months in Amman. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 6218th and 2337th 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
$6.83
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$4.45
🥤 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
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$59.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$7735

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$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 Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541