Costa Rica vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3445
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$650
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1032
$396
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$73
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1073
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$2391
😃 Human freedom index
8.36
7.05
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
65.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
43
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
67.2%
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
66
41
🏙️ Population
5.13M
34.4M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1402) is 100% more expensive than in Ghana ($700). Costa Rica ranked 46th vs 155th 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 Costa Rica compared to 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 59th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.1
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$905
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
27.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$5801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.44
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.78
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.1
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.46
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.4
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.9
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15202
$8353

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1574
335K
Limon
$1228
71.5K
Liberia
$1024
65.9K
Alajuela
$1362
44.4K
Puntarenas
$872
41.5K
Cartago
$1361
22.8K
Heredia
$1471
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1929
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1325
3K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$606
3.9M
Accra
$927
1.78M
Tamale
$666
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
540K
Ashaiman
$697
208K
Obuasi
$714
180K
Tema
$583
162K
Koforidua
$762
127K
Ho
$500
126K
Hohoe
$727
56.2K