Accra vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$515
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1249
🏠 One person rent
$223
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$38.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$353
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
11
😀 Quality of life
58
17
🏙️ Population
2.39M
526K

The cost of living in Accra is 8% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 7985th and 8316th ($558 vs $515) 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 0.4 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 5563rd and 9090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
10.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$3644

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$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$507
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$501
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$455
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$493
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$925
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$905
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$497
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$515
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$500
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$671
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$495
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$455
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$915
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$544
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$528
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$427
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$910
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$440
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$469
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$471
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$569
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$647
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$580
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$612
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$709
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$609
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$648
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$572
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$552
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$554
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$412
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$964
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$459
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$634
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$862
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$461
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$389
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$811