Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 4.7 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
$17.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
$9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
$2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
$2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
$5.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
$3.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
$4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
$1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
$0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
$77.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
$31,837.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
$66.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
$1,337.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
$1,055.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
$1,229.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
$4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
$9.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
$44.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
$51.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
$37.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
$87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
$112.76
|
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