Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.7 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Australia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
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