Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 43.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Ghana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
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