Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.0 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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