Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 26.9% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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