Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 27.6% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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