Ghana vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$204
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$1026
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$23401
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.58
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
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 ($606) is 45% less expensive than in Greece ($1105). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 66th 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 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 128th 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
$3.79
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.84
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$2446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$6743

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1272
643K
Crete
$1150
623K
Thessaloniki
$1106
310K
Patras
$1011
174K
Piraeus
$1045
168K
Heraklion
$1093
145K
Peristeri
$1082
134K
Larissa
$1030
146K
Glyfada
$1437
89.6K
Kallithea
$1159
97.6K
Kifissia
$1265
48.7K
Nikaia
$1054
88.1K
Rhodes
$1070
54.6K
Nea Ionia
$1142
64.6K
Volos
$981
85.8K
Nea Smyrni
$1150
72.9K
Ioannina
$930
64.9K
Trikala
$1015
61.6K
Chalcis
$980
64.5K
Serres
$988
58.4K
Komotini
$899
51.7K
Palaio Faliro
$1258
64.9K
Xanthi
$948
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$911
59.5K
Chania
$1131
54.6K
Lamia
$836
47.5K
Kalamata
$1033
57.7K
Drama
$891
44.3K
Agrinio
$900
50.7K
Katerini
$973
59.2K