Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 11.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
|
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