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
GHS54.14
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$0.73
¥115
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$1.64
¥257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$1.08
¥169
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$4.22
¥661
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$81.66
¥12,776
|
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