Cost of living comparison
India is 3.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in India instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$2.24
₹186.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$0.41
₹34.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$2.51
₹208.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$2.48
₹206.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$1.36
₹113.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$0.83
₹69.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$0.28
₹23.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$0.44
₹36.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$4.78
₹398.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$8.38
₹698.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$2.70
₹224.94
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$1.88
₹157.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$1.40
₹116.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$2.94
₹244.97
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
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