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
GHS54.26
|
$8.56
RON40.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.84
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$1.72
RON8.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.61
|
$1.43
RON6.76
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.33
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.63
|
$3.79
RON17.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.50
|
$5.46
RON25.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.36
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.51
|
$2.70
RON12.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.84
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.10
|
$0.66
RON3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.72
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.27
|
$0.85
RON4.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.37
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.75
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS62.10
|
$5.64
RON26.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS387.13
|
$20.73
RON98.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,394.25
|
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.58
|
$6.39
RON30.28
|
|
pay 54.7% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS634.09
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,202.94
|
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,645.76
|
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS519.66
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS836.66
|
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,430.08
|
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.90
|
$2.01
RON9.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.73
|
$2.20
RON10.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.56
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS474.80
|
$37.40
RON177.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.93
|
$6.19
RON29.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS218.28
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.98
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS479.96
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS507.23
|
$80.53
RON381.36
|
|
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