Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 55.5% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.2% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 57.3% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 57.4% less in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 56.6% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 53.8% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 68.6% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$3.70
GHS57.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.38
|
$5.51
GHS85.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$0.59
GHS9.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$0.25
GHS3.80
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$1.52
GHS23.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.87
|
$3.18
GHS49.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$8.96
GHS138.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.89
|
$2.21
GHS34.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.76
|
$2.08
GHS32.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$1.01
GHS15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.48
GHS7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.59
GHS9.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.04
GHS16.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.98
GHS15.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.73
GHS11.33
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$4.23
GHS65.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.24
|
$26.38
GHS408.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,997.20
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,741.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.86
|
$10.74
GHS166.10
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.61
|
$43.21
GHS668.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,125.88
|
$627.15
GHS9,700.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€826.61
|
$112.15
GHS1,734.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€232.04
|
$35.41
GHS547.75
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.28
|
$57.02
GHS881.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,486.68
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,643.46
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$0.95
GHS14.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$1.69
GHS26.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.02
|
$1.20
GHS18.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.36
|
$32.36
GHS500.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.03
|
$9.33
GHS144.33
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.27
|
$14.87
GHS230.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.09
|
$20.10
GHS310.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€84.07
|
$32.71
GHS505.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.76
|
$34.57
GHS534.65
|
|
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