Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 13.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,780
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,839
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD549
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD264
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,035
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,135
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,807
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,279
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,555
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD621
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD662
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD594
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD352
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,553
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,347
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,338,385
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,844
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,423
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD366,072
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD246,661
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,348
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD183,784
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,288,717
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,064
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,107
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,644
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,654
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,700
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD31,867
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,523
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,156
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,465
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
|
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