Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 24.2% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 65.6% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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