Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 23.9% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Ghana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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