Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 60.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Israel, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.72
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.66
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.31
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.12
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.00
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.59
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.66
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.68
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.44
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.02
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.77
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.00
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 68.3% less for transportation
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.16
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.89
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,635.03
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.67
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.31
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,495.49
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,912.70
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪650.56
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,052.50
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,879.58
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.18
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.98
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.48
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪237.50
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.33
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 80.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪321.06
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪199.41
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪408.73
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪463.78
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
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