Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 22.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
pay 66.1% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
|
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