Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 41.1% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.5% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3% less in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 35.5% less in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 47.9% less in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.3% less in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 59.5% less in Ghana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Spain, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.27
|
$3.70
GHS56.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.15
|
$5.51
GHS84.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$0.59
GHS9.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.40
|
$0.25
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
$1.52
GHS23.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.63
|
$3.18
GHS48.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.68
|
$8.96
GHS137.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.35
|
$2.21
GHS33.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.98
|
$2.08
GHS31.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$1.01
GHS15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.48
GHS7.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.59
GHS9.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$1.04
GHS15.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.98
GHS15.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.73
GHS11.22
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.65
|
$4.23
GHS64.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.31
|
$26.38
GHS403.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,766.46
|
$8,000.00
GHS122,480.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.89
|
$10.74
GHS164.40
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.20
|
$43.21
GHS661.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€771.82
|
$627.15
GHS9,601.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€612.36
|
$112.15
GHS1,717.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€91.99
|
$35.41
GHS542.17
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€341.49
|
$57.02
GHS872.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,504.87
|
$6,571.37
GHS100,607.62
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.52
|
$0.95
GHS14.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.75
|
$1.69
GHS25.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.00
|
$1.20
GHS18.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.93
|
$32.36
GHS495.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.64
|
$9.33
GHS142.86
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€67.14
|
$14.87
GHS227.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.41
|
$20.10
GHS307.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€68.97
|
$32.71
GHS500.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€80.85
|
$34.57
GHS529.20
|
|
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