Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 22.6% cheaper than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 30.5% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 27.0% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 0.3% more in Kenya

The cost of transportation and clothing in Kenya are more expensive than in Ghana. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kenya.

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Kenya vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Ghana, you would:

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pay 30.3% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$3.96 KES513.81	-34.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$6.49 KES842.08	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$0.58 KES74.64	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$0.57 KES73.50	+70.3%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Ghana	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$0.57 KES73.38	-64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$5.04 KES654.07	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$2.81 KES364.50	-74.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$1.68 KES218.44	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$2.61 KES338.09	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$1.14 KES147.75	-4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.42 KES55.09	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.63 KES81.85	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.34 KES43.54	-75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.33 KES42.99	-71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.35 KES45.50	-65.4%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Ghana	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$5.72 KES742.41	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$30.03 KES3,896.40	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$19,967.15 KES3M	+149.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$12.32 KES1,598.52	+30.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 30.5% less for housing

	Ghana	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$33.50 KES4,347.14	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$208.27 KES27,025.43	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$163.35 KES21,195.68	-5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$34.61 KES4,490.62	-29.2%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 27.0% less for childcare

	Ghana	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$167.67 KES21,757.09	-54.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$10,284.02 KES1M	+15.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$2.14 KES278.31	+8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$2.44 KES316.97	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$3.21 KES417.11	+107.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$32.05 KES4,158.65	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$8.52 KES1,106.12	-24.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

	Ghana	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$16.22 KES2,105.20	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$20.38 KES2,645.16	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$35.38 KES4,590.56	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$35.71 KES4,633.90	-21.6%
Average			+0.3%

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