Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 3.0% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$3.39
GHS46.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$5.85
GHS80.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.51
GHS7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.20
GHS2.69
|
|
pay 61.3% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$1.07
GHS14.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$3.60
GHS49.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$6.56
GHS89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.39
GHS18.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$1.51
GHS20.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.91
GHS12.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.59
GHS8.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.63
GHS8.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.79
GHS10.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.83
GHS11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.71
GHS9.70
|
|
pay 65.3% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$3.48
GHS47.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$13.79
GHS188.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,735.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$6.37
GHS87.21
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$44.96
GHS615.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$532.41
GHS7,284.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$81.19
GHS1,110.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$27.28
GHS373.21
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$57.14
GHS781.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,511.24
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$0.69
GHS9.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$1.14
GHS15.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$1.20
GHS16.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$30.68
GHS419.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$10.55
GHS144.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$9.90
GHS135.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$27.96
GHS382.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$27.10
GHS370.77
|
|
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