Ghana vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$225
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$269
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
30
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
68
67
😀 Quality of life
42
40
🏙️ Population
34.4M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($650) is 9% less expensive than in Kenya ($712). Ghana ranked 161st vs 149th for Kenya 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 0.4 months in Kenya. Ranked 126th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Ghana and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$4.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
14.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5718
$2038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3345
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.9
$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.8
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7241
$8144

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$562
3.9M
Accra
$861
1.78M
Tamale
$612
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
540K
Ashaiman
$654
208K
Obuasi
$664
180K
Koforidua
$703
127K
Tema
$607
162K
Ho
$454
126K
Hohoe
$683
56.2K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K