Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 76.2% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 61.4% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 96.7% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
|
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