Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 40.6% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.8% less in Ghana
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Ghana
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% more in Ghana
- Housing
-
pay 48.1% more in Ghana
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Ghana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.9% more in Ghana
- Clothing
-
pay 42.3% less in Ghana
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Ghana are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Ghana. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ghana.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Syria, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$3.70
GHS54.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$5.51
GHS81.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.59
GHS8.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.25
GHS3.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.52
GHS22.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.18
GHS47.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$8.96
GHS132.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.21
GHS32.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.08
GHS30.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.01
GHS14.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.48
GHS7.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.59
GHS8.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.04
GHS15.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.98
GHS14.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.73
GHS10.85
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.23
GHS62.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$26.38
GHS390.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$8,000.00
GHS118,519.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$10.74
GHS159.09
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$43.21
GHS640.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$627.15
GHS9,291.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$112.15
GHS1,661.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$35.41
GHS524.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$57.02
GHS844.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$6,571.37
GHS97,354.76
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$0.95
GHS14.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.69
GHS24.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.20
GHS17.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$32.36
GHS479.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$9.33
GHS138.24
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$14.87
GHS220.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$20.10
GHS297.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$32.71
GHS484.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$34.57
GHS512.09
|
|
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