Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 2.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Egypt
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
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