Ghana vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$609
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$3859
🏠 One person rent
$192
$806
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$1359
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1943
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
54
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
68
92
😀 Quality of life
38
79
🏙️ Population
32.8M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($609) is 62% less expensive than in Italy ($1611). Ghana ranked 164th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 126th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Italy

We calculate prices for Ghana and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$5.92
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1086
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.77%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4626
$4777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2505
$2731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.68
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.96
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.32
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.4
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6914
$10976

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1926
2.75M
Milan
$2280
1.35M
Turin
$1615
842K
Naples
$1589
913K
Genoa
$1640
559K
Palermo
$1309
630K
Bologna
$1751
388K
Florence
$1810
361K
Catania
$1281
312K
Bari
$1609
316K
Verona
$1648
256K
Venice
$1735
250K
Padua
$1771
206K
Prato
$1637
196K
Messina
$1234
219K
Brescia
$1610
196K
Trieste
$1603
198K
Parma
$1612
197K
Modena
$1717
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1436
170K
Taranto
$1250
188K
Ravenna
$1399
156K
Rimini
$1580
149K
Perugia
$1229
162K
Cagliari
$1620
148K
Foggia
$1347
145K
Bergamo
$1678
120K
Livorno
$1524
153K
Forli
$1638
116K
Monza
$1772
122K