Accra vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Accra	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1723	$5057
🏠 One person rent	$174	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$530	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	2.39M	950K

The cost of living in Accra is 74% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 7827th and 1168th ($582 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1050th 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 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Jacksonville

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	Accra	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.6	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.6%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1071	$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.06	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.19	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.76	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.7	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.91	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.5	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.7	$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4455	$6608

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$512
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$446
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$353
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$678
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$616
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$459
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$482
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$416
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$677
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$732
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$616
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$874
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$676
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$617
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$448
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1114
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$826
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$443
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$892
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$620
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$916
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$262
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$407
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$250
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$888
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$310
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$923
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$314
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$243
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$897
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$675
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$315
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$351

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884