Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 18.6% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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