Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 3.7% cheaper than Tanzania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
$3.27
GHS48.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
$5.09
GHS75.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
$0.55
GHS8.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
$0.22
GHS3.28
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
$1.53
GHS22.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
$2.95
GHS43.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
$7.96
GHS117.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
$2.10
GHS30.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
$1.89
GHS27.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
$0.90
GHS13.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
$0.45
GHS6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
$0.53
GHS7.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
$0.98
GHS14.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
$0.88
GHS12.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
$0.71
GHS10.53
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
$3.86
GHS56.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
$26.48
GHS390.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
$10.89
GHS160.54
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
$41.24
GHS607.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
$35.44
GHS522.35
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
$0.93
GHS13.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
$1.56
GHS22.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
$1.15
GHS17.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
$30.11
GHS443.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
|
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