Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 57.2% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 78.6% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$9.93 COP31,528.63	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+244.6%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Ghana	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+29.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+119.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.88 COP2,778.06	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.64 COP2,046.26	-36.4%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

	Ghana	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$57.51 COP183K	+70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$24,696.92 COP78M	+208.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+122.7%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ghana	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$745.73 COP2M	+85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$482.25 COP2M	+177.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$101.48 COP322K	+107.6%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Ghana	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$597.35 COP2M	+63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$8,009.31 COP25M	-9.9%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+159.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$41.34 COP131K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-41.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$82.92 COP263K	+505.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$53.80 COP171K	+210.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$134.00 COP425K	+250.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$115.03 COP365K	+152.5%
Average			+259.1%

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