Ghana vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$218
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1061
💸 GDP per capita
$2238
$22990
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
49
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
51%
🎓 Higher education
68
86
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
32.8M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($615) is 48% less expensive than in Greece ($1185). Ghana ranked 160th vs 58th for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ghana compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 130th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Greece

We calculate prices for Ghana and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ghana Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.49
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$4.83
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.5
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1608
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$87.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.2
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.6
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6346
$7326

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$747
2.39M
Tamale
$492
730K
Kumasi
$412
444K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
540K
Obuasi
$546
180K
Ashaiman
$546
208K
Tema
$368
162K
Koforidua
$585
127K
Hohoe
$570
56.2K
Ho
$345
83.7K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K