Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 23.2% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Chile, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Chile
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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