Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 81.9% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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