Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.9 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$15.56
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$5.54
€5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$20.31
€19.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$33.66
€32.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$862.00
€827.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$707.00
€678.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$139.26
€133.68
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$417.93
€401.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$59.44
€57.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$10.85
€10.42
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$81.33
€78.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$46.86
€44.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$112.61
€108.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$107.65
€103.33
|
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