Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 32.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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