Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 55.3% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 33.7% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 58.1% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 54.9% less in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 35.8% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.1% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 68.3% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Norway, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
$3.70
GHS56.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$5.51
GHS84.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.59
GHS9.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.25
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$1.52
GHS23.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$3.18
GHS48.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$8.96
GHS137.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$2.21
GHS33.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$2.08
GHS31.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$1.01
GHS15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$0.48
GHS7.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$0.59
GHS9.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$1.04
GHS15.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.98
GHS15.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.73
GHS11.22
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$4.23
GHS64.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$26.38
GHS403.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$8,000.00
GHS122,480.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$10.74
GHS164.40
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$43.21
GHS661.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$627.15
GHS9,601.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$112.15
GHS1,717.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$35.41
GHS542.17
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$57.02
GHS872.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$6,571.37
GHS100,607.62
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$0.95
GHS14.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$1.69
GHS25.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$1.20
GHS18.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$32.36
GHS495.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$9.33
GHS142.86
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$14.87
GHS227.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$20.10
GHS307.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$32.71
GHS500.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$34.57
GHS529.20
|
|
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