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Ghana vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 30.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 60.4% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% more in Ghana
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in Ghana

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

Ghana vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$5.31 GHS59.97	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$7.95 GHS89.77	+42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$0.84 GHS9.52	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$0.30 GHS3.36	-36.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$1.65 GHS18.59	+331.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$3.77 GHS42.58	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$10.50 GHS118.63	+182.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$2.31 GHS26.09	+63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$1.96 GHS22.11	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$1.12 GHS12.63	+107.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.68 GHS7.63	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$0.68 GHS7.65	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$1.20 GHS13.57	+59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$1.13 GHS12.81	+322.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.95 GHS10.74	+441.9%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 60.4% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$4.21 GHS47.57	+156.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$31.37 GHS354.37	+110.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$9.04 GHS102.17	+36.8%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$49.58 GHS560.14	+276.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$40.36 GHS455.98	+3.3%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	-35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	+6.8%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$1.48 GHS16.74	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$2.66 GHS30.10	+46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$1.40 GHS15.82	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$30.05 GHS339.47	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$9.66 GHS109.10	+139.2%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$16.64 GHS188.04	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$19.33 GHS218.34	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$33.23 GHS375.44	-56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$44.14 GHS498.65	-40.0%
Average			-52.1%

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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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