Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 14.8% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 53.9% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
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