Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 57.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Israel, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Ghana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$3.27
GHS48.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$5.09
GHS75.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.55
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.22
GHS3.28
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.53
GHS22.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$2.95
GHS43.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$7.96
GHS117.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$2.10
GHS30.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$1.89
GHS27.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.90
GHS13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.45
GHS6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.53
GHS7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$0.98
GHS14.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.88
GHS12.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.71
GHS10.53
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$3.86
GHS56.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$26.48
GHS390.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$10.89
GHS160.54
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$41.24
GHS607.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$35.44
GHS522.35
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$0.93
GHS13.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$1.56
GHS22.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$1.15
GHS17.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$30.11
GHS443.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
|
pay 74.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
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