Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 53.6% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.1% less in Ghana
- Groceries
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pay 14.7% less in Ghana
- Transportation
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pay 54.0% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 49.4% less in Ghana
- Childcare
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pay 67.1% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.8% less in Ghana
- Clothing
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pay 67.2% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Germany, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.97
|
$3.70
GHS57.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.41
|
$5.51
GHS85.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.59
|
$0.59
GHS9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.22
|
$0.25
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
$1.52
GHS23.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.19
|
$3.18
GHS49.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.04
|
$8.96
GHS139.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
$2.21
GHS34.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.76
|
$2.08
GHS32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$1.01
GHS15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.48
GHS7.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.59
GHS9.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.94
|
$1.04
GHS16.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.98
GHS15.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.73
GHS11.37
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.53
|
$4.23
GHS65.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€48.89
|
$26.38
GHS409.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€26,595.16
|
$8,000.00
GHS124,150.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.25
|
$10.74
GHS166.65
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€44.52
|
$43.21
GHS670.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€729.68
|
$627.15
GHS9,732.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€577.25
|
$112.15
GHS1,740.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€212.39
|
$35.41
GHS549.56
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€423.18
|
$57.02
GHS884.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,363.51
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,980.04
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.08
|
$0.95
GHS14.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.22
|
$1.69
GHS26.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.06
|
$1.20
GHS18.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€33.24
|
$32.36
GHS502.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.82
|
$9.33
GHS144.81
|
|
pay 67.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€76.01
|
$14.87
GHS230.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€37.65
|
$20.10
GHS311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€84.56
|
$32.71
GHS507.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€113.95
|
$34.57
GHS536.42
|
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