Ghana vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$2547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$5588
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2855
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$3457
💸 GDP per capita
$2238
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
77
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
68
88
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
32.8M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($615) is 76% less expensive than in Ireland ($2547). Ghana ranked 160th vs 8th for Ireland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ghana compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 130th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Ghana and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$89.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.49
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.5
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1608
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$7.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$71.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.6
$1228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6346
$8181

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K