Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 60.6% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS59.25
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 66.0% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
|
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