Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.2 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Romania instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS59.25
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 54.7% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
|
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