Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 1.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 67.4% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 71.7% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
|
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