Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 2.3 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$7.08
AMD2,800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$6.44
AMD2,545
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.91
AMD358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.43
AMD171
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$0.56
AMD221
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$3.69
AMD1,459
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$4.75
AMD1,880
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$2.02
AMD798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.73
AMD1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.56
AMD222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.82
AMD324
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.73
AMD287
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.71
AMD283
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.34
AMD134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.30
AMD118
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$4.44
AMD1,757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$10.75
AMD4,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$25,749.24
AMD10,181,473
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$3.35
AMD1,324
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$17.61
AMD6,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$662.62
AMD262,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$469.53
AMD185,658
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$86.35
AMD34,145
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$180.96
AMD71,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,229,628
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.36
AMD540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.40
AMD951
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$1.92
AMD759
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$51.24
AMD20,261
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$5.15
AMD2,036
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$68.02
AMD26,894
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$52.72
AMD20,848
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$98.40
AMD38,907
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$88.10
AMD34,835
|
|
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