Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 69.3% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iran, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 97.1% more for transportation
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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