Cost of living comparison

 Thailand
compared to
 Ghana
Ghana vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 14.6% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.2% less in Ghana
Groceries
pay 12.3% more in Ghana
Transportation
pay 16.2% less in Ghana
Housing
pay 31.8% more in Ghana
Childcare
pay 59.9% less in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% less in Ghana
Clothing
pay 50.2% less in Ghana

The cost of housing and groceries in Ghana are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Ghana.

Ghana vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ghana instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 0.2% less for restaurants

 
Thailand
Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.33
THB80.50
$3.70
GHS54.27
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
THB207.71
$5.51
GHS80.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
THB24.31
$0.59
GHS8.72

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

 
Thailand
Ghana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
THB48.28
$1.52
GHS22.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.16
THB281.62
$3.18
GHS46.63
Milk (1 gallon) $6.68
THB230.63
$8.96
GHS131.52

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB154.13
$4.23
GHS62.11
Monthly public transit pass $25.43
THB877.50
$26.38
GHS387.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,362.48
THB1,082,079.27
$8,000.00
GHS117,411.41

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pay 31.8% more for housing

 
Thailand
Ghana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.13
THB591.18
$43.21
GHS634.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.22
THB13,429.00
$627.15
GHS9,204.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.23
THB7,771.12
$112.15
GHS1,646.00

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $341.66
THB11,788.01
$57.02
GHS836.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,344.18
THB356,898.46
$6,571.37
GHS96,444.18

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.20
THB75.90
$0.95
GHS13.91
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
THB65.53
$1.69
GHS24.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.85
THB132.74
$1.20
GHS17.56

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

 
Thailand
Ghana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.62
THB1,332.41
$14.87
GHS218.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.36
THB1,013.00
$20.10
GHS295.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.78
THB2,856.16
$32.71
GHS480.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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