Ghana vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$206
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
77
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
67
88
😀 Quality of life
39
93
🏙️ Population
34.4M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 76% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Ghana ranked 161st 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 0.2 months in Ghana compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 132nd 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
$4.47
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$7481

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$532
3.9M
Accra
$822
1.78M
Tamale
$576
730K
Ashaiman
$630
208K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
540K
Obuasi
$631
180K
Koforidua
$668
127K
Tema
$600
162K
Ho
$417
83.7K
Hohoe
$652
56.2K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K