Denmark vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$202
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$2238
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
63.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
43
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
68
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
5.83M
32.8M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 228% more expensive than in Ghana ($615). Denmark ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 2nd and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Denmark and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 27 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.

Denmark Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$88.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$1608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$33.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$59.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$6346

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

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