Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 18.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
|
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