Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 55.3% cheaper than Norway.
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
NOK209.65
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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