Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.6 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS59.25
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
$9.20
€8.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
$45.35
€43.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$98.56
€93.47
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Estonia or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.