Cost of living comparison

compared to

Namibia vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 56.1% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 45.2% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 52.5% more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Namibia
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Namibia

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Namibia are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Namibia.

Namibia vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$8.36 NAD142.68	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$4.29 NAD73.26	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$0.85 NAD14.53	+1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.81 NAD13.75	+171.0%
Average			+45.9%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Ghana	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$0.88 NAD15.09	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$3.96 NAD67.70	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$5.36 NAD91.51	-49.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$2.33 NAD39.86	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$2.49 NAD42.56	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$0.91 NAD15.57	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$0.82 NAD14.06	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$0.79 NAD13.42	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$0.83 NAD14.15	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$1.03 NAD17.54	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$1.06 NAD18.07	+11.3%
Average			-6.5%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.2% more for transportation

	Ghana	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$4.82 NAD82.37	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$46.19 NAD788.68	+47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	+134.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$7.68 NAD131.12	-15.1%
Average			+45.2%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ghana	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	+247.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	+78.9%
Average			+104.0%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 52.5% more for childcare

	Ghana	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	+98.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	+6.8%
Average			+52.5%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$1.41 NAD24.00	-5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$1.86 NAD31.77	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$3.02 NAD51.61	+115.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$38.10 NAD650.63	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$5.76 NAD98.29	-40.4%
Average			+13.4%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$58.56 NAD999.93	+251.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$27.98 NAD477.81	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	+180.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	+74.5%
Average			+137.9%

Ghana vs. Namibia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Ghana vs.

Greece

Ghana vs.

Spain

Ghana vs.

United Kingdom

Ghana vs.

France

Ghana vs.

Ireland

Ghana vs.

Ecuador

Ghana vs.

Italy

Ghana vs.

Canada

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Accra vs. Windhoek

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ghana

Add prices for Namibia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Namibia or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.