Accra vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$174
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
10
😀 Quality of life
56
15
🏙️ Population
2.39M
526K

The cost of living in Accra is 17% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 7827th and 8514th ($582 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and South Sudan, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5889th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$2918

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646