Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 93.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 99.3% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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