Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 0.2% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱210.67
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.28
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱24.81
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱216.52
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱377.64
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱104.26
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱70.56
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.20
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱62.33
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱36.55
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱49.84
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱63.50
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱254.44
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱694.51
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱155.22
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱77.63
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱130.65
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱293.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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