Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 36.8% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
kn60.02
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
kn43.18
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
kn15.23
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
kn10.56
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
kn7.96
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
kn34.26
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
kn29.17
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
kn18.95
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kn27.12
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
kn4.35
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
kn4.87
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
kn5.10
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
kn6.15
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.76
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
kn2.73
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
kn44.82
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
kn273.58
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
kn169,229.83
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
kn66.72
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
kn179.80
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
kn2,765.47
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
kn2,214.81
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
kn926.11
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
kn998.45
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
kn38,934.88
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
kn17.62
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
kn12.31
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
kn34.19
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
kn274.25
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
kn39.95
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
kn499.85
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
kn241.59
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
kn552.22
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
kn573.19
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
|
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