Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 4.8 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
$16.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
$5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
$81.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$31,555.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
$69.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$1,150.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$1,048.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
$120.53
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$1,180.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$22,406.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
$5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
$46.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$13.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$51.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$88.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$116.44
|
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