Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 5.7% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES403.38
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.10
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.32
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES560.82
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES374.87
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES303.54
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.36
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.39
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES78.96
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.69
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.22
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.64
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES738.65
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES254.65
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES278.23
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES756.52
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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