Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 41.5% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Chile, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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