Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 40.6% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.07
|
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.42
|
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.18
|
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.61
|
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,986.08
|
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.66
|
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.32
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€491.31
|
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€402.19
|
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.85
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€343.31
|
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,094.18
|
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.86
|
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.62
|
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
|
pay 69.8% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.90
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.56
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.91
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.96
|
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
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