Accra vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$343
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$573
$358
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$127
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6110th and 8618th ($927 vs $513) 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 6218th and 9200th 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
$6.83
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.44
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.75%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3284
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.69
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.5
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.7
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9381
$4026

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20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$697
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$583
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$762
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$500
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$759
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$665
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$714
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$727
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$606
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$657
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$596
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$830
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$768
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$656
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1049
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
400 km or 249 mi Save
$654
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$656
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$946
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1185
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$995
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1043
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$661
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1044
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$658
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$639
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$670
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1067
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$575
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1100
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$518
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$488
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1062
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$863
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$627
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$786

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$505
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$577
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$591
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$494
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$810
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$860
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$624
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$746
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$532
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$411
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$872
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$583
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$613
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$447
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$543
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$946
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$688
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$543
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$779
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$689
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$448
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$807