Accra vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$278
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
10
😀 Quality of life
53
12
🏙️ Population
2.39M
459K

The cost of living in Accra is 43% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6680th and 8522nd ($747 vs $520) 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 0.8 months in Juba. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 6041st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$3094

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$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745