Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 9.7% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
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