Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 3.7 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS47.40
|
$21.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS81.87
|
$8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS7.17
|
$1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.75
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS15.03
|
$1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS50.34
|
$5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS91.75
|
$3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS19.39
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS21.19
|
$4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.71
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.27
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.88
|
$1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS11.01
|
$1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.64
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.92
|
$1.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS48.73
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS192.93
|
$36.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS79,504.67
|
$22,747.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS89.20
|
$15.58
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS629.14
|
$71.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,450.14
|
$1,020.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,136.06
|
$784.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS381.70
|
$135.08
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS799.60
|
$497.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS78,253.01
|
$6,660.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.70
|
$4.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS16.01
|
$4.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.81
|
$6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS429.30
|
$40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$11.29
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS147.65
|
$39.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS138.57
|
$32.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS391.28
|
$73.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS379.21
|
$82.00
|
|
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