Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 7.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
|
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