Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 17.4% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Albania, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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