Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 69.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.61
₸270.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.41
₸181.07
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.82
₸812.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.59
₸261.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.76
₸338.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.77
₸342.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.81
₸361.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.23
₸104.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.20
₸88.22
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$1.59
₸711.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.00
₸445.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.62
₸722.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kazakhstan or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.