Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 13.2% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.16
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.05
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.35
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,206.63
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.02
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.84
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.30
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.60
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.03
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.25
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,949.92
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.23
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.67
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.45
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.16
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.15
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.16
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR294.98
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.55
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
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