Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 45.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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