Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 22.1% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
pay 68.2% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
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