Ghana vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$615
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1715
$3047
🏠 One person rent
$218
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$1235
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$775
💸 GDP per capita
$2238
$6874
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
44
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
36
39
🏙️ Population
32.8M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($615) is 46% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1148). Ghana ranked 160th vs 66th for Jamaica 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 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 130th and 117th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Ghana and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.49
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.5
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.1
$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1608
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$40
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$26.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$3.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$7.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.6
$72.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$9.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.6
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6346
$2111

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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 Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1325
580K
Spanish Town
$783
131K
Half Way Tree
$1165
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1018
124K
May Pen
$821
61.5K
Mandeville
$978
48.3K
Old Harbour
$849
28.7K
Linstead
$1046
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1143
14.8K