Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 3.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$10.47
kr113.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.80
kr19.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$1.63
kr17.68
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$4.47
kr48.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$4.74
kr51.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$4.05
kr44.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.20
kr13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$1.00
kr10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.15
kr12.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$1.57
kr17.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.60
kr6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.60
kr6.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$7.21
kr78.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$69.67
kr757.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$22.12
kr240.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$6.47
kr70.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.66
kr39.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$36.95
kr401.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$12.40
kr134.86
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
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