Accra vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
50
77
😀 Quality of life
56
85
🏙️ Population
2.39M
936K

The cost of living in Accra is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7827th and 1907th ($582 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ghana and Israel, respectively. Check Ghana vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 5889th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Jerusalem

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Accra Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$10218

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499