Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 69.2% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 56.6% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Paraguay or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.