Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 61.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
|
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