Accra vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2652
🏠 One person rent
$274
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$2291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
45
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
1.78M
4.7M

The cost of living in Accra is 29% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6719th and 5061st ($789 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 2.1 months in Jeddah. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6197th and 913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$1922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$5.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$6641

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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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1008
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1013
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1221
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$907
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$904
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$912
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$952
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$497
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$879
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$500
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1050
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1134
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$532
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$493
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$987
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$842
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1017
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$499
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1059
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$442
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$369
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1695
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$365
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$556
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$493
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$808
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$497
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$958
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$492
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$404
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$774
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$495