Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 74.3% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 95.6% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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