Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 3.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Pakistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
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