Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 25.9% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 12.7% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.5% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$4.00 ETB654.34	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$0.61 ETB99.06	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$0.66 ETB107.50	+97.5%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$1.19 ETB194.58	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$3.70 ETB604.57	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$4.09 ETB669.40	-62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$1.77 ETB289.63	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$4.59 ETB750.34	+105.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$2.44 ETB399.44	+105.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.30 ETB48.73	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.99 ETB161.65	+37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.31 ETB50.42	-77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.22 ETB35.99	-81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.49 ETB79.77	-51.9%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$3.53 ETB577.22	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-37.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+587.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$3.53 ETB576.64	-62.7%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+285.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$706.95 ETB116K	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+127.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+220.7%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 12.7% more for childcare

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+239.8%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$0.80 ETB130.87	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$0.92 ETB150.32	-73.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+415.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$3.75 ETB613.45	-66.8%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+142.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+308.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+105.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+81.6%
Average			+146.5%

Ghana vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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