Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 8.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Albania, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 44.4% more for childcare
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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