Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 2.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
$5.22
Q40.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
$5.77
Q44.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
$1.04
Q8.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
$0.75
Q5.78
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
$1.81
Q14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
$2.52
Q19.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
$6.12
Q47.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
$1.93
Q15.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
$2.75
Q21.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
$1.43
Q11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
$0.50
Q3.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
$1.05
Q8.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
$0.68
Q5.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
$0.71
Q5.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
$0.62
Q4.85
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
$3.76
Q29.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
$14.82
Q115.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
$17,182.24
Q133,415.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
$8.66
Q67.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
$48.06
Q373.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
$396.59
Q3,079.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
$390.71
Q3,033.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
$53.38
Q414.44
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
$172.19
Q1,337.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
$5,273.28
Q40,945.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
$2.15
Q16.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
$2.32
Q17.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
$3.36
Q26.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
$41.57
Q322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
$6.84
Q53.10
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
$43.92
Q340.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
$47.75
Q370.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
$98.16
Q762.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
$95.99
Q745.37
|
|
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