Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 62.1% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Ghana instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 66.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
|
pay 77.0% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
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