Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS49.12
|
$8.74
PLN35.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS76.42
|
$7.35
PLN30.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS8.33
|
$1.72
PLN7.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.35
|
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS23.01
|
$1.17
PLN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS44.36
|
$4.22
PLN17.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS119.54
|
$3.59
PLN14.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS31.52
|
$2.85
PLN11.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS28.36
|
$2.73
PLN11.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS13.46
|
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS6.82
|
$0.70
PLN2.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS7.91
|
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.65
|
$1.12
PLN4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS13.14
|
$0.35
PLN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS10.73
|
$0.51
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 78.1% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS57.92
|
$6.32
PLN25.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS397.60
|
$29.45
PLN120.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS124,790.03
|
$30,312.40
PLN124,027.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS163.55
|
$7.94
PLN32.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS619.32
|
$14.69
PLN60.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,441.54
|
$591.18
PLN2,418.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,438.46
|
$480.23
PLN1,964.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS532.15
|
$189.71
PLN776.22
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS887.33
|
$301.71
PLN1,234.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS82,427.97
|
$6,191.48
PLN25,333.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS13.92
|
$3.18
PLN13.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS23.41
|
$3.01
PLN12.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS17.33
|
$4.63
PLN18.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS452.17
|
$31.65
PLN129.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS130.67
|
$6.64
PLN27.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS235.11
|
$76.35
PLN312.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS279.17
|
$37.00
PLN151.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS487.38
|
$81.47
PLN333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS499.15
|
$91.91
PLN376.08
|
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