Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 57.3% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
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