Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
|
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