Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 93.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 99.3% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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