Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 62.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ghana instead of United States, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$3.27
GHS49.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.09
GHS77.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.55
GHS8.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.22
GHS3.40
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.53
GHS23.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.95
GHS45.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$7.96
GHS121.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.10
GHS32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$1.89
GHS28.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.90
GHS13.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.45
GHS6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.53
GHS8.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.98
GHS14.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.88
GHS13.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.71
GHS10.91
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.86
GHS58.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$26.48
GHS404.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$8,310.68
GHS126,807.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$10.89
GHS166.20
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$41.24
GHS629.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$428.99
GHS6,545.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$95.80
GHS1,461.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$35.44
GHS540.75
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$59.09
GHS901.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$5,489.48
GHS83,760.81
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$0.93
GHS14.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.56
GHS23.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.15
GHS17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$30.11
GHS459.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$8.70
GHS132.79
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
United States
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$15.66
GHS238.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$18.59
GHS283.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$32.46
GHS495.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$33.24
GHS507.23
|
|
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