Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 26.8% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
|
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