Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 3.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
|
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