Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 4.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,869.56
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
|
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