Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Ghana

Ghana vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 73.3% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Ghana
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 97.6% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 11.0 times more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% more in Ghana
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Ghana

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Ghana are more expensive than in Somalia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ghana.

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Ghana vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$6.07 GHS71.01	+82.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$10.34 GHS120.88	+106.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$1.03 GHS12.06	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.33 GHS3.89	-56.5%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Somalia	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$1.60 GHS18.73	+18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.61 GHS42.18	+44.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$10.84 GHS126.83	+54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$2.41 GHS28.24	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$2.24 GHS26.16	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$1.19 GHS13.93	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.66 GHS7.74	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$0.72 GHS8.40	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$1.37 GHS16.05	+134.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$1.18 GHS13.76	+88.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$1.01 GHS11.85	+37.5%
Average			+23.3%

Somalia vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Somalia	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$4.51 GHS52.77	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$33.70 GHS394.11	+176.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$9.45 GHS110.48	+39.3%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 97.6% more for housing

	Somalia	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$55.08 GHS644.17	+39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	+180.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	+124.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$48.88 GHS571.61	-37.6%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	+605.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$8,885.07 GHS104K	+1625.3%
Average			+1003.5%

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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.98 GHS23.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$3.51 GHS41.02	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$1.55 GHS18.14	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$41.32 GHS483.24	+19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.28 GHS131.92
Average			+53.9%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Somalia	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$13.69 GHS160.11	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$17.35 GHS202.88	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$38.24 GHS447.24	+106.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$45.55 GHS532.67	+76.3%
Average			+43.5%

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