Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 37.7% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 19.0% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 71.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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