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Ghana vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 29.4% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 63.2% more in Ghana
Groceries
pay 10.7% more in Ghana
Transportation
pay 7.5% less in Ghana
Housing
pay 2.3% less in Ghana
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.1% more in Ghana
Clothing
pay 25.2% less in Ghana

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ghana are more expensive than in Nigeria. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Ghana. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ghana.

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Ghana vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Nigeria, you would:

pay 63.2% more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.57
NGN3,533.46
$5.31
GHS59.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.75
NGN6,534.96
$7.95
GHS89.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
NGN623.50
$0.84
GHS9.48
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pay 10.7% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.26
NGN1,727.62
$1.65
GHS18.51
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.59
NGN3,560.12
$3.77
GHS42.40
Milk (1 gallon) $10.63
NGN14,629.10
$10.50
GHS118.12
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pay 7.5% less for transportation

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.73
NGN3,757.75
$4.21
GHS47.36
Monthly public transit pass $32.19
NGN44,299.76
$31.37
GHS352.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,671.83
NGN31M
$8,000.00
GHS90,000.00
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pay 2.3% less for housing

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.67
NGN42,202.51
$49.58
GHS557.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $764.80
NGN1M
$320.05
GHS3,600.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $524.95
NGN722K
$117.55
GHS1,322.44
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.50
NGN115K
$108.94
GHS1,225.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,445.58
NGN2M
$5,083.57
GHS57,190.15
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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
NGN1,238.78
$1.48
GHS16.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.33
NGN3,206.37
$2.66
GHS29.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.55
NGN2,132.85
$1.40
GHS15.76
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pay 25.2% less for clothing

 
Nigeria
Ghana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $17.42
NGN23,976.99
$16.64
GHS187.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.27
NGN40,276.17
$19.33
GHS217.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $55.68
NGN76,624.33
$33.23
GHS373.85
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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