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Ghana vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 32.0% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.7% more in Ghana
Groceries: pay 37.9% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 70.3% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% more in Ghana
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Ghana

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

Ghana vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.7% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$5.31 GHS59.97	+202.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$7.95 GHS89.77	+151.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.84 GHS9.52	+39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.30 GHS3.36	-7.3%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 37.9% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$1.65 GHS18.59	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$3.77 GHS42.58	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$10.50 GHS118.63	+116.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$2.31 GHS26.09	+47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.96 GHS22.11	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.12 GHS12.63	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.68 GHS7.63	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.68 GHS7.65	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$1.20 GHS13.57	+99.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$1.13 GHS12.81	+97.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.95 GHS10.74	+8.5%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$4.21 GHS47.57	+45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$31.37 GHS354.37	+178.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$9.04 GHS102.17	+125.9%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$49.58 GHS560.14	+127.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	-28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$40.36 GHS455.98	-16.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	-15.6%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.48 GHS16.74	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$2.66 GHS30.10	+67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$1.40 GHS15.82	-39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$30.05 GHS339.47	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$9.66 GHS109.10	+213.7%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$16.64 GHS188.04	-61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$19.33 GHS218.34	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$33.23 GHS375.44	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$44.14 GHS498.65	-33.1%
Average			-44.6%

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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: December 2025

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