Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 43.0% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Japan, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Ghana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Japan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Japan
|
Ghana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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