Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 64.7% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS51.26
|
$7.30
ARS7,003.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS79.76
|
$5.48
ARS5,257.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS8.69
|
$1.16
ARS1,111.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.49
|
$0.90
ARS867.00
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS24.01
|
$1.28
ARS1,231.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS46.30
|
$3.38
ARS3,240.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS124.76
|
$3.48
ARS3,340.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS32.90
|
$1.56
ARS1,501.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS29.59
|
$2.03
ARS1,948.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS14.05
|
$0.77
ARS741.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS7.12
|
$0.69
ARS665.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS8.26
|
$0.55
ARS528.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.29
|
$0.65
ARS622.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS13.72
|
$0.36
ARS342.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS11.20
|
$0.36
ARS342.56
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS60.45
|
$3.48
ARS3,340.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS414.97
|
$18.58
ARS17,824.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS130,241.52
|
$24,409.10
ARS23,418,166.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS170.70
|
$8.41
ARS8,068.72
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS646.37
|
$18.92
ARS18,147.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,722.94
|
$254.53
ARS244,194.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,501.30
|
$191.20
ARS183,442.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS555.40
|
$36.37
ARS34,897.91
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS926.09
|
$144.96
ARS139,075.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS86,028.85
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,826,747.27
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS14.53
|
$1.79
ARS1,720.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS24.44
|
$1.85
ARS1,770.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS18.09
|
$1.92
ARS1,842.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS471.92
|
$19.65
ARS18,851.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS136.38
|
$4.34
ARS4,165.96
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS245.38
|
$59.90
ARS57,472.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS291.37
|
$54.50
ARS52,287.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS508.67
|
$106.78
ARS102,442.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS520.96
|
$91.91
ARS88,181.32
|
|
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