Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 55.1% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 63.8% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 24.8% more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.01	$8.84 €7.87	+45.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$8.92 €7.94	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.06	$1.86 €1.66	+80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.89	$1.41 €1.26	+324.4%
Average			+37.8%

Ghana vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Ghana	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.73	$1.40 €1.25	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.18	$5.92 €5.27	+64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS126.83	$3.92 €3.49	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.24	$3.72 €3.31	+54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.16	$3.31 €2.94	+47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS13.93	$0.83 €0.74	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.74	$0.84 €0.75	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.40	$1.03 €0.92	+43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.05	$1.75 €1.56	+27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.76	$0.61 €0.54	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.85	$0.64 €0.57	-36.4%
Average			-4.0%

Ghana vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.8% more for transportation

	Ghana	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS52.77	$6.85 €6.10	+51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS394.11	$29.63 €26.37	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	+223.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS110.48	$12.42 €11.06	+31.5%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ghana	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS644.17	$19.25 €17.14	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	$608.23 €541.35	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	$502.60 €447.34	+189.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS571.61	$194.53 €173.14	+298.0%
Average			+110.7%

Ghana vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 24.8% more for childcare

	Ghana	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	$469.66 €418.02	+28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS104K	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+20.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.19	$2.27 €2.02	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.02	$2.69 €2.40	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.14	$6.08 €5.41	+291.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS483.24	$42.98 €38.25	+4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS131.92	$8.85 €7.88	-21.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS160.11	$68.85 €61.28	+402.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS202.88	$34.33 €30.56	+97.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS447.24	$79.79 €71.02	+108.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS532.67	$87.22 €77.63	+91.5%
Average			+151.1%

Ghana vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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