Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 2.0 times more expensive than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.3% more in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.1% more in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 17.3% less in Ghana
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ghana are more expensive than in India. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of India, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹209.08
|
$3.70
GHS57.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹339.96
|
$5.51
GHS85.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹34.51
|
$0.59
GHS9.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.47
|
$0.25
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹40.12
|
$1.52
GHS23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹221.13
|
$3.18
GHS49.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹222.97
|
$8.96
GHS139.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹81.82
|
$2.21
GHS34.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹118.99
|
$2.08
GHS32.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹76.96
|
$1.01
GHS15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹28.26
|
$0.48
GHS7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹41.47
|
$0.59
GHS9.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹21.02
|
$1.04
GHS16.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹14.24
|
$0.98
GHS15.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.35
|
$0.73
GHS11.37
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹402.15
|
$4.23
GHS65.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹881.88
|
$26.38
GHS409.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,178,218.73
|
$8,000.00
GHS124,150.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹255.99
|
$10.74
GHS166.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹643.33
|
$43.21
GHS670.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹12,025.90
|
$627.15
GHS9,732.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,868.88
|
$112.15
GHS1,740.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,610.60
|
$35.41
GHS549.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,854.55
|
$57.02
GHS884.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹136,374.97
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,980.04
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹159.94
|
$0.95
GHS14.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹138.20
|
$1.69
GHS26.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹312.76
|
$1.20
GHS18.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,335.45
|
$32.36
GHS502.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹292.02
|
$9.33
GHS144.81
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
India
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,092.66
|
$14.87
GHS230.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,209.34
|
$20.10
GHS311.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,625.28
|
$32.71
GHS507.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,710.58
|
$34.57
GHS536.42
|
|
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