Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 18.6% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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