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Jakarta vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 45.1% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 41.4% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Jakarta

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Jakarta are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Jakarta. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Accra	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS70.67	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS108.24	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS10.88	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.27	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	+21.4%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Accra	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS22.33	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS50.76	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS165.93	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS33.53	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS31.94	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS18.70	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS8.71	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	+24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS11.96	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.69	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.77	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	-34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.13	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+30.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Accra	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS63.70	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS483.79	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-61.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS117,411.41	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+218.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS163.83	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-70.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 41.4% more for housing

	Accra	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS651.59	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,204.28	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,646.00	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	+133.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS582.44	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+96.4%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Accra	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS836.78	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	+198.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS112,358.80	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+19.6%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS17.69	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS40.39	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS23.02	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS531.39	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS136.95	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-65.8%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Accra	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS218.31	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+280.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS295.02	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	+71.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS480.03	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+167.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS507.30	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+149.9%
Average			+167.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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