Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 21.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ghana or Belarus. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.