Accra vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Accra	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$573	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$3945
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	1.78M	950K

The cost of living in Accra is 58% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6110th and 1499th ($927 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Accra	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.44	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$843	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.75%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3284	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.69	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.62	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.3	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$36.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$98.7	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9381	$11918

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Cities near Accra

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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863