Cost of living comparison
Israel is 4.9 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Israel instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$17.90
₪67.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$6.33
₪23.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$6.35
₪23.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$4.41
₪16.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.35
₪5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$7.29
₪27.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$56.84
₪213.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$16.01
₪60.20
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$7.83
₪29.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.48
₪13.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$63.71
₪239.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$11.62
₪43.72
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$124.42
₪467.94
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Israel or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.