Ghana vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$609
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$192
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$289
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$601
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
38
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
38
45
🏙️ Population
32.8M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Ghana ($609) is 39% more expensive than in India ($437). Ghana ranked 164th vs 190th for India 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 1.4 months in India. Ranked 126th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs India

We calculate prices for Ghana and India as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$7.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.77%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4626
$1965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2505
$1014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.68
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.96
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.32
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.4
$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6914
$1939

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$538
3.9M
Accra
$789
1.78M
Tamale
$568
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
540K
Ashaiman
$606
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$602
180K
Koforidua
$640
127K
Hohoe
$623
56.2K
Ho
$442
83.7K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$534
12.3M
Mumbai
$735
15.4M
Hyderabad
$482
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$439
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$462
7.65M
Surat
$730
5.94M
Kolkata
$387
4.5M
Jaipur
$381
3.07M
Lucknow
$369
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$381
2.04M
Ghaziabad
$387
2.38M
Vadodara
$385
2.07M
Kanpur
$327
3.07M
Nagpur
$556
2.41M
Thane
$503
1.89M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Gurgaon
$520
877K
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Varanasi
$281
1.2M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Kalyan
$412
1.25M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Nashik
$359
1.49M
Jamshedpur
$377
1.56M
Jodhpur
$369
1.7M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Faridabad
$381
1.4M
Chandigarh
$380
1.06M