Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 53.3% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
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