Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 51.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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