Accra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$278
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
77
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
2.39M
10.6M

The cost of living in Accra is 1% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6680th and 6641st ($747 vs $757) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6041st and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549