Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 12.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,997
|
$3.70
GHS60.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,888
|
$5.51
GHS90.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$0.59
GHS9.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.25
GHS4.04
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$1.52
GHS24.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,645
|
$3.18
GHS52.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,479
|
$8.96
GHS147.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$2.21
GHS36.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,964
|
$2.08
GHS34.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,548
|
$1.01
GHS16.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.48
GHS7.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$0.59
GHS9.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,573
|
$1.04
GHS17.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,469
|
$0.98
GHS16.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,099
|
$0.73
GHS12.03
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,513
|
$4.23
GHS69.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,907
|
$26.38
GHS433.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,490,290
|
$8,000.00
GHS131,320.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,997
|
$10.74
GHS176.27
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,922
|
$43.21
GHS709.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,094
|
$627.15
GHS10,294.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,792
|
$112.15
GHS1,840.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,733
|
$35.41
GHS581.30
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,306
|
$57.02
GHS935.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,995,219
|
$6,571.37
GHS107,868.98
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$0.95
GHS15.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,042
|
$1.69
GHS27.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,247
|
$1.20
GHS19.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,282
|
$32.36
GHS531.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,494
|
$9.33
GHS153.17
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,483
|
$14.87
GHS244.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,735
|
$20.10
GHS329.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,186
|
$32.71
GHS536.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,389
|
$34.57
GHS567.40
|
|
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