Cost of living comparison
India is 17.8% cheaper than Ghana.
If you lived in India instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$2.40
₹203.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.40
₹33.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$0.17
₹14.11
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$2.54
₹215.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$2.56
₹217.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$1.37
₹116.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$0.88
₹75.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$0.32
₹27.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.48
₹40.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$0.24
₹20.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$0.16
₹13.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.19
₹15.94
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$4.62
₹392.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$10.12
₹860.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$2.94
₹249.64
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$1.84
₹155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$1.59
₹134.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$3.35
₹284.78
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
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