Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 32.6% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.96
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.53
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.20
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.67
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.14
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.25
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€384.75
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€269.92
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€372.11
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.73
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 76.2% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.73
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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