Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Ghana

Ghana vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 14.3% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 40.7% less in Ghana
Housing: pay 24.5% less in Ghana
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Ghana
Clothing: pay 58.0% less in Ghana

Expenses including clothing, transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ghana.

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Ghana vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY386.28	$6.07 GHS71.01	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY408.38	$10.34 GHS120.88	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.31	$1.03 GHS12.06	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.00	$0.33 GHS3.89	-25.1%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Turkey	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.63	$1.60 GHS18.73	+66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY226.89	$3.61 GHS42.18	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY185.39	$10.84 GHS126.83	+189.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY106.63	$2.41 GHS28.24	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.53	$2.24 GHS26.16	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.56	$1.19 GHS13.93	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.40	$0.66 GHS7.74	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY22.93	$0.72 GHS8.40	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.10	$1.37 GHS16.05	+150.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.59	$1.18 GHS13.76	+402.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.29	$1.01 GHS11.85	+439.9%
Average			+79.1%

Turkey vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% less for transportation

	Turkey	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY251.45	$4.51 GHS52.77	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	$33.70 GHS394.11	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-81.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY410.92	$9.45 GHS110.48	+13.8%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 24.5% less for housing

	Turkey	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY675.87	$55.08 GHS644.17	+303.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	$402.26 GHS4,704.48	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	$173.60 GHS2,030.21	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	$48.88 GHS571.61	-4.4%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Turkey	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	$364.68 GHS4,264.91	-39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY672K	$8,885.07 GHS104K	-34.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.34	$1.98 GHS23.19	-34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY169.90	$3.51 GHS41.02	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY106.77	$1.55 GHS18.14	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	$41.32 GHS483.24	-22.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY292.72	$11.28 GHS131.92	+90.8%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 58.0% less for clothing

	Turkey	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	$13.69 GHS160.11	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	$17.35 GHS202.88	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	$38.24 GHS447.24	-57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	$45.55 GHS532.67	-45.2%
Average			-58.0%

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