Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 46.8% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$3.01
₺97.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$0.62
₺20.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$0.22
₺7.09
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$2.61
₺85.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$3.07
₺99.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$1.59
₺51.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$0.52
₺16.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$0.31
₺9.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$0.42
₺13.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$4.34
₺140.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$15.27
₺496.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$4.33
₺140.60
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$1.90
₺61.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$1.55
₺50.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$20.05
₺651.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$2.50
₺81.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
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