Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 39.2% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 52.2% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 69.2% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$10.46 MX$193.35	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$9.03 MX$166.91	-12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.43 MX$26.47	+38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$1.04 MX$19.32	+214.1%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Ghana	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$2.72 MX$50.21	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$4.30 MX$79.55	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$6.19 MX$114.55	-42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$2.55 MX$47.12	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$3.66 MX$67.67	+63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$1.30 MX$23.98	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.70 MX$12.93	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.94 MX$17.44	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.84 MX$15.45	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.90 MX$16.67	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.91 MX$16.80	-10.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

	Ghana	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$5.55 MX$102.60	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$30.03 MX$555.39	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$21,794.64 MX$403K	+172.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$20.12 MX$372.17	+113.0%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 69.2% more for housing

	Ghana	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$30.02 MX$555.11	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+154.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$49.08 MX$907.55	+0.4%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Ghana	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-35.7%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$2.63 MX$48.58	+32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$3.45 MX$63.89	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$4.64 MX$85.88	+199.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$39.21 MX$725.11	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$5.46 MX$100.90	-51.6%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+304.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$42.67 MX$789.09	+146.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+151.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+99.3%
Average			+165.7%

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