Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 36.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 82.9% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 67.8% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 84.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
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