Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 3.6 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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