Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 16.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD581
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD713
|
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
|
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