Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 44.3% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.5% less in Ghana
- Groceries
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pay 1.2% less in Ghana
- Transportation
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pay 36.7% less in Ghana
- Housing
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pay 31.3% less in Ghana
- Childcare
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pay 63.2% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.0% less in Ghana
- Clothing
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pay 66.3% less in Ghana
Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Athens, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$3.70
GHS38.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
$5.51
GHS57.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.76
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.25
GHS2.56
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
$1.52
GHS15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.64
|
$3.18
GHS33.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.38
|
$8.96
GHS93.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
$2.21
GHS22.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$2.08
GHS21.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.01
GHS10.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.77
|
$0.48
GHS5.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$1.04
GHS10.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.98
GHS10.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.73
GHS7.62
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.53
|
$4.23
GHS44.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.67
|
$26.38
GHS274.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
$8,000.00
GHS83,200.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$10.74
GHS111.68
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
$43.21
GHS449.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€542.97
|
$627.15
GHS6,522.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€476.78
|
$112.15
GHS1,166.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
$35.41
GHS368.29
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€396.27
|
$57.02
GHS592.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
$6,571.37
GHS68,342.21
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$0.95
GHS9.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.17
|
$1.69
GHS17.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
$1.20
GHS12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€42.23
|
$32.36
GHS336.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.25
|
$9.33
GHS97.05
|
|
pay 66.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
$14.87
GHS154.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
$20.10
GHS209.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
$32.71
GHS340.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€98.71
|
$34.57
GHS359.48
|
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