Denmark vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2174
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5006
$1627
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$699
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4456
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$71026
$2391
😃 Human freedom index
9.03
7.05
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
65.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
89
43
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
68
😀 Quality of life
98
42
🏙️ Population
5.98M
34.4M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2174) is 234% more expensive than in Ghana ($650). Denmark ranked 16th vs 161st 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 2 months in Denmark compared to 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 2nd and 126th 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
$22.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$6.85
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.4
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2309
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$49.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6705
$5718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$3345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.37
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$4.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.5
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$15.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$663
$88.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8960
$7241

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2656
667K
Aarhus
$2158
291K
Odense
$1784
185K
Frederiksberg
$2698
106K
Aalborg
$1864
122K
Esbjerg
$1714
71.6K
Gentofte
$2429
75.8K
Vejle
$1891
62K
Herning
$1666
51.3K
Naestved
$2113
45K
Randers
$1691
64.5K
Roskilde
$2192
53.4K
Horsens
$1781
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1888
50.9K
Kolding
$1689
63.6K
Horsholm
$2273
47.5K
Holstebro
$1673
37.2K
Hillerod
$2364
36K
Fredericia
$1702
41.2K
Helsingor
$2042
47.4K
Viborg
$1667
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1563
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1619
27.6K
Svendborg
$1825
27.2K
Nuuk
$2363
18.3K
Haderslev
$1681
22.2K
Torshavn
$2066
14K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$562
3.9M
Accra
$861
1.78M
Tamale
$612
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
540K
Ashaiman
$654
208K
Obuasi
$664
180K
Koforidua
$703
127K
Tema
$607
162K
Ho
$454
126K
Hohoe
$683
56.2K