Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 3.3% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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