Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 33.5% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Ghana instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Ghana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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