Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Ghana

Ghana vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 58.8% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.2% more in Ghana
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Ghana
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Ghana
Childcare: pay 12.7 times more in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Ghana
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Ghana

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

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Ghana vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 95.2% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 LKR726.11	$6.07 GHS71.01	+177.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	$10.34 GHS120.88	+66.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 LKR270.87	$1.03 GHS12.06	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 LKR101.62	$0.33 GHS3.89	+8.4%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 LKR164.88	$1.60 GHS18.73	+221.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	$3.61 GHS42.18	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	$10.84 GHS126.83	+116.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LKR525.48	$2.41 GHS28.24	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 LKR637.54	$2.24 GHS26.16	+16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39 LKR790.19	$1.19 GHS13.93	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 LKR110.92	$0.66 GHS7.74	+97.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 LKR546.03	$0.72 GHS8.40	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 LKR195.36	$1.37 GHS16.05	+132.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR150.14	$1.18 GHS13.76	+159.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 LKR113.13	$1.01 GHS11.85	+196.7%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	$4.51 GHS52.77	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	$33.70 GHS394.11	+585.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,619.96 LKR10M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-73.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 LKR979.01	$9.45 GHS110.48	+219.6%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	$55.08 GHS644.17	+237.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	+60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	+20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	$48.88 GHS571.61	+36.6%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 12.7 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	+1198.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$711.79 LKR236K	$8,885.07 GHS104K	+1148.3%
Average			+1173.2%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 LKR714.17	$1.98 GHS23.19	-8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 LKR713.82	$3.51 GHS41.02	+62.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	$1.55 GHS18.14	-84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	$41.32 GHS483.24	+327.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	$11.28 GHS131.92	+209.7%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	$13.69 GHS160.11	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	$17.35 GHS202.88	+31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	$38.24 GHS447.24	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	$45.55 GHS532.67	+35.5%
Average			-12.0%

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