Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 10.9% cheaper than Ghana.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 95.2% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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