Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 37.1% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.81
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.23
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.38
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.33
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.67
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€327.49
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.60
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€360.24
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.87
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.68
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.42
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.25
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.90
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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