Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 99.3% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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