Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 25.8% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.3% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% more in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 46.1% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 19.2% less in Ghana
- Childcare
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pay 14.9% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.9% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 61.2% less in Ghana
Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP431.33
|
$3.70
GHS57.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP391.77
|
$5.51
GHS85.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.23
|
$0.59
GHS9.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.41
|
$0.25
GHS3.80
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.00
|
$1.52
GHS23.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP196.72
|
$3.18
GHS49.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP260.73
|
$8.96
GHS138.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP101.37
|
$2.21
GHS34.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP132.78
|
$2.08
GHS32.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.31
|
$1.01
GHS15.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.06
|
$0.48
GHS7.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.00
|
$0.59
GHS9.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.54
|
$1.04
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.30
|
$0.98
GHS15.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.00
|
$0.73
GHS11.31
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP278.14
|
$4.23
GHS65.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,364.18
|
$26.38
GHS407.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,566,651.37
|
$8,000.00
GHS123,533.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,374.00
|
$10.74
GHS165.82
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,162.96
|
$43.21
GHS667.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,418.62
|
$627.15
GHS9,684.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,319.13
|
$112.15
GHS1,731.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP2,977.21
|
$35.41
GHS546.83
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,032.79
|
$57.02
GHS880.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP267,309.94
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,472.86
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP156.46
|
$0.95
GHS14.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP121.45
|
$1.69
GHS26.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP254.79
|
$1.20
GHS18.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,841.81
|
$32.36
GHS499.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP334.25
|
$9.33
GHS144.09
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,766.49
|
$14.87
GHS229.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,793.98
|
$20.10
GHS310.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,845.73
|
$32.71
GHS505.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,287.64
|
$34.57
GHS533.75
|
|
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