Accra vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$323
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$110
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
11
😀 Quality of life
56
15
🏙️ Population
1.78M
500K

The cost of living in Accra is 63% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6525th and 8554th ($861 vs $528) 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 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 6316th and 9209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Juba

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Accra Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$1385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$3694

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$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$522
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$507
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$825
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$876
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$651
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$670
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$521
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$722
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$510
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$593
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$810
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$572
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$798
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$505
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$520
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$533
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$775
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$620
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$518
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$508
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$395
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$811
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$544
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$623
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$409
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$542
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$961
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$691
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$517
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$798
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$692
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$455
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$797