Accra vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.39M	950K

The cost of living in Accra is 69% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6680th and 943rd ($747 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 837th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6041st and 271st 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	$4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$10904

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872