Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 42.8% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$3.39
GHS45.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$5.85
GHS79.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.51
GHS6.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.07
GHS14.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$3.60
GHS48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$6.56
GHS88.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$1.39
GHS18.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$1.51
GHS20.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.91
GHS12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.59
GHS8.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$0.63
GHS8.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.79
GHS10.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.83
GHS11.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.71
GHS9.60
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$3.48
GHS47.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.79
GHS186.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,681.67
GHS76,916.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.37
GHS86.30
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$44.96
GHS608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$532.41
GHS7,207.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$81.19
GHS1,099.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$27.28
GHS369.28
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$57.14
GHS773.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,705.70
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$0.69
GHS9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$1.14
GHS15.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.20
GHS16.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$30.68
GHS415.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$4.16
GHS56.28
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Ghana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$10.55
GHS142.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$9.90
GHS134.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$27.96
GHS378.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$27.10
GHS366.87
|
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