Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 13.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
$3.27
GHS48.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
$5.09
GHS75.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.55
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.22
GHS3.28
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.53
GHS22.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
$2.95
GHS43.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
$7.96
GHS117.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$2.10
GHS30.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$1.89
GHS27.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$0.90
GHS13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.45
GHS6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.53
GHS7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.98
GHS14.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.88
GHS12.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.71
GHS10.53
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$3.86
GHS56.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
$26.48
GHS390.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
$10.89
GHS160.54
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
$41.24
GHS607.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
$35.44
GHS522.35
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
$0.93
GHS13.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
$1.56
GHS22.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$1.15
GHS17.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
$30.11
GHS443.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Iraq
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
|
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