Cost of living comparison

 Ghana
compared to
 Iran
Iran vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 33.7% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.0% more in Iran
Groceries
pay 42.7% less in Iran
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Iran
Housing
pay 19.4% less in Iran
Childcare
pay 14.4% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.9% less in Iran
Clothing
pay 2.2 times more in Iran

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Iran are more expensive than in Ghana. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Iran. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Iran.

Iran vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iran instead of Ghana, you would:

pay 60.0% more for restaurants

 
Ghana
Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.70
GHS38.46
$3.77
IRR158,631
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.51
GHS57.29
$3.72
IRR156,633
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
GHS6.18
$0.85
IRR35,786

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

 
Ghana
Iran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
GHS15.82
$0.50
IRR20,967
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.18
GHS33.04
$2.06
IRR86,772
Milk (1 gallon) $8.96
GHS93.20
$2.72
IRR114,565

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Ghana
Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.23
GHS44.01
$2.50
IRR105,296
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
GHS274.37
$11.01
IRR463,650
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,000.00
GHS83,200.00
$70,890.26
IRR2,986,252,300

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pay 19.4% less for housing

 
Ghana
Iran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.21
GHS449.39
$11.98
IRR504,639
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $627.15
GHS6,522.33
$337.20
IRR14,204,502
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $112.15
GHS1,166.39
$231.30
IRR9,743,676

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

 
Ghana
Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $57.02
GHS592.96
$88.94
IRR3,746,565
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,571.37
GHS68,342.21
$1,004.45
IRR42,312,254

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ghana
Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
GHS9.85
$0.81
IRR34,276
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.69
GHS17.53
$1.24
IRR52,386
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.20
GHS12.44
$1.96
IRR82,680

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Ghana
Iran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.87
GHS154.70
$33.35
IRR1,405,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.10
GHS209.06
$29.13
IRR1,227,023
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.71
GHS340.16
$104.63
IRR4,407,580

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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