Accra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$297
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$370
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
1.78M
11.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 18% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6574th and 7091st ($822 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6206th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$8840

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502