Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 41.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 73.6% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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