Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 53.1% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.22
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.98
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.56
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.55
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.53
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.95
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,664.33
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.25
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.10
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€710.43
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€530.89
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.06
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.19
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,487.13
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.57
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.36
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 76.1% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.86
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.44
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.75
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.82
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
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