Cost of living comparison
India is 3.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in India instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 46.6% less for groceries
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Ghana
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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