Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Japan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS60.70
|
$6.44
¥983
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS90.43
|
$4.94
¥754
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.75
|
$0.97
¥148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS4.04
|
$0.73
¥112
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.98
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS52.16
|
$5.72
¥873
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS147.10
|
$5.46
¥833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS36.20
|
$2.02
¥308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS34.13
|
$2.73
¥416
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.60
|
$2.17
¥332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.94
|
$1.02
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.76
|
$1.64
¥251
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS17.09
|
$2.04
¥311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS16.08
|
$1.26
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS12.03
|
$1.08
¥165
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS69.47
|
$4.22
¥645
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS433.06
|
$57.82
¥8,826
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS131,320.00
|
$22,042.19
¥3,364,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS176.27
|
$25.42
¥3,881
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS709.31
|
$31.09
¥4,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,294.62
|
$500.38
¥76,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,840.99
|
$325.42
¥49,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS581.30
|
$113.04
¥17,256
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS935.91
|
$288.10
¥43,980
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS107,868.98
|
$11,095.30
¥1,693,754
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.55
|
$2.71
¥413
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.67
|
$2.78
¥424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.64
|
$3.98
¥608
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS531.13
|
$57.72
¥8,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS153.17
|
$11.97
¥1,828
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS244.17
|
$40.54
¥6,189
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS329.97
|
$26.82
¥4,094
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS536.90
|
$54.08
¥8,255
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS567.40
|
$81.66
¥12,466
|
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