Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 14.2% cheaper than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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