Chile vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$470
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$202
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$2238
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
63.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
43
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
68
😀 Quality of life
64
36
🏙️ Population
19.5M
32.8M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 68% more expensive than in Ghana ($615). Chile ranked 80th vs 160th for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 52nd and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Chile and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 46 and 10 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.

Chile Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$88.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$1608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$33.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$59.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$6346

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

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