Cost of living comparison
Peru is 75.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Peru instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 85.4% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
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