Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 37.2% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.150
|
$3.39
GHS44.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.700
|
$5.85
GHS76.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.660
|
$0.51
GHS6.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.20
GHS2.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
$1.07
GHS13.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.310
|
$3.60
GHS46.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.310
|
$6.56
GHS85.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.380
|
$1.39
GHS18.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.760
|
$1.51
GHS19.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.950
|
$0.91
GHS11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.570
|
$0.59
GHS7.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.020
|
$0.63
GHS8.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.79
GHS10.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.83
GHS10.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.680
|
$0.71
GHS9.21
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.420
|
$3.48
GHS45.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.520
|
$13.79
GHS179.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND85,059.640
|
$5,681.67
GHS73,815.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.110
|
$6.37
GHS82.82
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND60.550
|
$44.96
GHS584.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND517.470
|
$532.41
GHS6,917.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND397.620
|
$81.19
GHS1,054.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND91.950
|
$27.28
GHS354.39
|
|
pay 66.1% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND188.810
|
$57.14
GHS742.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,241.470
|
$5,592.22
GHS72,653.36
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.770
|
$0.69
GHS9.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.400
|
$1.14
GHS14.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.470
|
$1.20
GHS15.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND77.290
|
$30.68
GHS398.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.170
|
$4.16
GHS54.01
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND117.160
|
$10.55
GHS137.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND135.890
|
$9.90
GHS128.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND274.950
|
$27.96
GHS363.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND177.670
|
$27.10
GHS352.07
|
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