Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 90.4% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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