Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Hungary
  3. Ghana
  4. Comparison
HUF
COMPARED TO
GHS

Ghana is 14.7% more expensive than Hungary.

If you lived in Ghana instead of Hungary, you would:
local_dining

pay 14.6% less for restaurants

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.27
Ft1,417.12
$3.77
GHS16.57
-28.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.46
Ft1,200.15
$6.51
GHS28.57
+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
Ft248.99
$0.65
GHS2.84
-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.70
Ft187.66
$0.38
GHS1.67
-45.5%
Average -14.6%
Hungary vs. Ghana - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 88.2% more for groceries

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.65
Ft174.36
$0.94
GHS4.13
+45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.75
Ft739.75
$6.07
GHS26.67
+120.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.54
Ft684.08
$6.21
GHS27.26
+144.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.47
Ft396.29
$2.05
GHS8.99
+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.93
Ft518.26
$1.85
GHS8.12
-4.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.43
Ft114.57
$0.77
GHS3.40
+81.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.58
Ft154.64
$0.78
GHS3.44
+36.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.54
Ft145.92
$0.66
GHS2.88
+20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.64
Ft173.35
$1.26
GHS5.53
+95.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.31
Ft82.58
$1.05
GHS4.61
+241.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.33
Ft89.03
$0.83
GHS3.63
+149.5%
Average +88.2%
Hungary vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 11.2% less for transportation

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
Ft1,181.74
$3.25
GHS14.25
-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass $20.04
Ft5,387.14
$26.03
GHS114.29
+29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,071.35
Ft4,589,462.12
$10,411.19
GHS45,715.31
-39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.01
Ft2,422.93
$8.16
GHS35.81
-9.5%
Average -11.2%
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home

pay 77.5% more for housing

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $12.84
Ft3,451.21
$53.01
GHS232.77
+312.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $306.29
Ft82,343.71
$634.26
GHS2,785.02
+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $231.79
Ft62,314.66
$121.46
GHS533.35
-47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $116.29
Ft31,262.88
$43.95
GHS193.00
-62.2%
Average +77.5%
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child_care

pay 6.4% less for childcare

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $208.04
Ft55,929.63
$164.84
GHS723.83
-20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,325.20
Ft1,431,627.28
$5,749.73
GHS25,246.93
+8.0%
Average -6.4%
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gamepad

pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
Ft318.64
$0.87
GHS3.81
-26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.13
Ft303.42
$1.56
GHS6.86
+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.85
Ft1,034.75
$2.08
GHS9.14
-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $27.89
Ft7,497.20
$33.46
GHS146.94
+20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.64
Ft1,247.10
$6.29
GHS27.62
+35.6%
Average +4.3%
Hungary vs. Ghana - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 35.0% less for clothing

  Hungary help_outline Ghana help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.45
Ft13,832.59
$19.74
GHS86.67
-61.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.66
Ft6,359.76
$19.95
GHS87.62
-15.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $65.00
Ft17,475.29
$44.46
GHS195.24
-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $70.81
Ft19,036.77
$48.80
GHS214.29
-31.1%
Average -35.0%
Hungary vs. Ghana - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2020
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