Accra vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Accra	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	52	87
🏙️ Population	1.78M	950K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6763rd and 1022nd ($729 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 935th in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6085th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Accra	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.68	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.18%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2481	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.51	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.87	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.34	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.33	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.5	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7683	$11096

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$560
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$553
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$588
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$354
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$755
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$632
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$551
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$433
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$647
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$590
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$709
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$649
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$889
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$613
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$651
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1113
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1022
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$882
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$658
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$882
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$677
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$779
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$906
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$695
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$937
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$535
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$634
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$904
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$753
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$558
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$881

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897