Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 37.5% cheaper than Ghana.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
|
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