Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 29.2% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 70.4% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan

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

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Taiwan vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.47	$4.28 NT$136.94	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS121.66	$4.99 NT$159.58	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.14	$0.95 NT$30.41	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.92	$0.65 NT$20.68	+94.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Ghana	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.85	$1.74 NT$55.75	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.45	$10.75 NT$343.72	+198.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS127.64	$11.29 NT$360.84	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.42	$2.49 NT$79.71	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.33	$3.71 NT$118.68	+66.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS14.02	$1.94 NT$61.93	+62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.79	$1.13 NT$36.09	+70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.46	$1.36 NT$43.50	+89.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.15	$1.45 NT$46.48	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.85	$1.07 NT$34.32	-8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.93	$0.96 NT$30.56	-5.7%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Ghana	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS53.11	$3.85 NT$123.03	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS396.64	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	+2.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS94,160.00	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+312.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS111.19	$8.50 NT$271.68	-10.0%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Ghana	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS648.29	$21.08 NT$673.70	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,734.63	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,043.22	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS575.28	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+28.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 70.4% more for childcare

	Ghana	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,292.24	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS105K	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+96.9%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.34	$1.82 NT$58.32	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.28	$2.83 NT$90.51	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.26	$4.03 NT$128.75	+159.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS486.34	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS132.77	$9.97 NT$318.70	-11.6%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS161.14	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	+345.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS204.18	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+88.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS450.11	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	+105.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS536.08	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	+103.6%
Average			+143.3%

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