Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 18.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
$3.70
GHS58.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$5.51
GHS87.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.25
GHS3.89
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$3.18
GHS50.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$8.96
GHS141.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$2.21
GHS34.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$2.08
GHS32.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$1.01
GHS15.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.48
GHS7.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.59
GHS9.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$1.04
GHS16.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.98
GHS15.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.73
GHS11.59
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$4.23
GHS66.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$26.38
GHS417.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$10.74
GHS169.80
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$43.21
GHS683.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$35.41
GHS559.96
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$6,571.37
GHS103,909.74
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$0.95
GHS14.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
$1.69
GHS26.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$1.20
GHS18.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$32.36
GHS511.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
|
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