Accra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$274
$332
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$562
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
54
67
🏙️ Population
1.78M
11.1M

The cost of living in Accra is 13% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6719th and 7121st ($789 vs $698) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6197th and 4311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Jakarta

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Accra Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
9.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$21.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$9235

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$606
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$572
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$595
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$402
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$672
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$487
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$525
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$518
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$487
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$527
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$376
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$522
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$489
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$491
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$485
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$489
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$548
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$431
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$420
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$444
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$400
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$429
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$468
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$453
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$471
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$457
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$446
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$456
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$416
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$542
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$391
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$461
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$475
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$420
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$424
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$513