Cost of living comparison
India is 13.9% cheaper than Ghana.
If you lived in India instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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