Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 42.5% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 80.3% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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