Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 16.7% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$3.27
GHS46.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$5.09
GHS72.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$0.55
GHS7.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.22
GHS3.17
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$1.53
GHS21.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$2.95
GHS42.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$7.96
GHS113.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$2.10
GHS29.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$1.89
GHS26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$0.90
GHS12.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.45
GHS6.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.53
GHS7.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$0.98
GHS13.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.88
GHS12.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.71
GHS10.17
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$3.86
GHS54.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$26.48
GHS376.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$10.89
GHS154.94
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$41.24
GHS586.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$35.44
GHS504.13
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$0.93
GHS13.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$1.56
GHS22.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$1.15
GHS16.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$30.11
GHS428.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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