Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 14.2% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Romania
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 3.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$9.82 RON46.44	+61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$7.22 RON34.13	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.87 RON8.86	+81.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$1.57 RON7.43	+372.2%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Ghana	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$1.10 RON5.19	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$3.76 RON17.78	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$5.36 RON25.36	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$2.91 RON13.77	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$2.69 RON12.72	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$0.51 RON2.42	-57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.67 RON3.18	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$0.65 RON3.08	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$0.89 RON4.19	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.35 RON1.66	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.36 RON1.70	-64.5%
Average			-32.2%

Ghana vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Ghana	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$6.55 RON30.98	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$23.38 RON110.58	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$27,083.66 RON128K	+238.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$6.64 RON31.43	-29.7%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Ghana	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$8.56 RON40.50	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$281.26 RON1,330.53	+62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$107.14 RON506.84	+119.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 3.0% more for childcare

	Ghana	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+32.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-19.8%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$2.18 RON10.31	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$2.45 RON11.57	-30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$5.71 RON27.03	+268.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$38.73 RON183.19	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$7.13 RON33.75	-36.8%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$62.00 RON293.30	+352.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$35.53 RON168.09	+104.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$77.18 RON365.11	+101.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$85.19 RON402.98	+87.0%
Average			+143.3%

Ghana vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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