Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
$3.96
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
$0.49
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
pay 90.7% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
$6.19
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
$33.22
€31.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
$21.76
€20.88
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$509.09
€488.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$350.11
€336.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
$4.29
€4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
$1.47
€1.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
$69.66
€66.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$6.97
€6.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$91.10
€87.44
|
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