Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 33.1% cheaper than Slovakia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.6% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 4.3% more in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 27.3% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 8.7% less in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 52.2% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.7% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 57.2% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.88
|
$3.70
GHS57.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.73
|
$5.51
GHS85.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$0.59
GHS9.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.25
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.30
|
$1.52
GHS23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.84
|
$3.18
GHS49.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.76
|
$8.96
GHS139.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.32
|
$2.21
GHS34.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€3.02
|
$2.08
GHS32.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.01
GHS15.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.77
|
$0.48
GHS7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.59
GHS9.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.46
|
$1.04
GHS16.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.98
GHS15.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.73
GHS11.37
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.14
|
$4.23
GHS65.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.84
|
$26.38
GHS409.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,654.05
|
$8,000.00
GHS124,162.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.27
|
$10.74
GHS166.66
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.94
|
$43.21
GHS670.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€548.87
|
$627.15
GHS9,733.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€453.25
|
$112.15
GHS1,740.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€165.64
|
$35.41
GHS549.62
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€388.13
|
$57.02
GHS884.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,813.39
|
$6,571.37
GHS101,989.54
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.92
|
$0.95
GHS14.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.27
|
$1.69
GHS26.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.07
|
$1.20
GHS18.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.76
|
$32.36
GHS502.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.95
|
$9.33
GHS144.82
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€61.56
|
$14.87
GHS230.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.28
|
$20.10
GHS311.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€76.42
|
$32.71
GHS507.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€89.34
|
$34.57
GHS536.47
|
|
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