Ghana vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3473
🏠 One person rent
$204
$849
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$1554
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$1484
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$40396
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
68
75
😀 Quality of life
36
77
🏙️ Population
32.8M
553K

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 59% less expensive than in Malta ($1475). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 34th for Malta 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 months in Malta. Ranked 128th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Malta

We calculate prices for Ghana and Malta 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 Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.44
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$4272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$5.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$7905

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Malta

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1384
32K
Birkirkara
$1524
24.4K
Mosta
$1346
20.2K
Sliema
$1749
16.9K
Marsaskala
$1325
15.6K
Zabbar
$1415
15.4K
Naxxar
$1486
13.4K
Gzira
$1624
8.03K
San Gwann
$1555
12.5K
Valletta
$1583
6.44K