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Ghana vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 9.1% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 82.0% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Ghana
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Ghana

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Ghana are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ghana.

Ghana vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$5.31 GHS59.97	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$7.95 GHS89.77	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.84 GHS9.52	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.30 GHS3.36	-37.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 82.0% more for groceries

	Georgia	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.65 GHS18.59	+201.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$3.77 GHS42.58	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$10.50 GHS118.63	+50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$2.31 GHS26.09	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$1.96 GHS22.11	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.12 GHS12.63	+118.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.68 GHS7.63	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.68 GHS7.65	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$1.20 GHS13.57	+59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$1.13 GHS12.81	+260.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.95 GHS10.74	+227.5%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Georgia	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.21 GHS47.57	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$31.37 GHS354.37	+157.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$9.04 GHS102.17	+40.3%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$49.58 GHS560.14	+215.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$40.36 GHS455.98	-27.8%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Georgia	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	+59.0%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.48 GHS16.74	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$2.66 GHS30.10	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$1.40 GHS15.82	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$30.05 GHS339.47	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$9.66 GHS109.10	+81.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Georgia	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$16.64 GHS188.04	-74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$19.33 GHS218.34	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$33.23 GHS375.44	-66.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$44.14 GHS498.65	-52.4%
Average			-61.5%

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