Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 34.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 94.4% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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