Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 94.1% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Iran, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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