Cost of living comparison
United States is 5.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in United States instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$109.59
|
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