Ghana vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$700
$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$3078
🏠 One person rent
$241
$646
🏘️ Family rent
$396
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$699
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$7754
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
44
🌐 English speaking %
67.2%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
41
48
🏙️ Population
34.4M
2.84M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($700) is 47% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1330). Ghana ranked 155th vs 52nd 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 0.5 months in Jamaica. Ranked 123rd and 107th 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
$5.42
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1683
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.05%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5801
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3314
$2186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.49
$3.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.05
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$27.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$9.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.8
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8353
$5521

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$606
3.9M
Accra
$927
1.78M
Tamale
$666
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
540K
Ashaiman
$697
208K
Obuasi
$714
180K
Tema
$583
162K
Koforidua
$762
127K
Ho
$500
126K
Hohoe
$727
56.2K

In Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1482
938K
Spanish Town
$874
131K
Half Way Tree
$1314
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1092
124K
May Pen
$964
61.5K
Mandeville
$1024
48.3K
Old Harbour
$1102
28.7K
Linstead
$1152
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1285
14.8K