Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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