Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 22.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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