Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 41.1% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 72.1% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 64.1% less for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
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