Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 32.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$3.27
GHS53.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$5.09
GHS82.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.55
GHS9.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.22
GHS3.63
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$1.53
GHS24.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$2.95
GHS48.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$7.96
GHS129.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.10
GHS34.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$1.89
GHS30.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.90
GHS14.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.45
GHS7.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.53
GHS8.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.98
GHS15.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.88
GHS14.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.71
GHS11.64
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$3.86
GHS62.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$26.48
GHS431.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$8,310.68
GHS135,297.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$10.89
GHS177.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$41.24
GHS671.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$428.99
GHS6,983.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$95.80
GHS1,559.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$35.44
GHS576.96
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$59.09
GHS962.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$5,489.48
GHS89,368.35
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$0.93
GHS15.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.56
GHS25.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$1.15
GHS18.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$30.11
GHS490.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$8.70
GHS141.68
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$15.66
GHS254.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$18.59
GHS302.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$32.46
GHS528.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$33.24
GHS541.18
|
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