Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 8.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ghana or Colombia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.