Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 22.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
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