Ghana vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1627
$1585
🏠 One person rent
$225
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$2391
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
7.05
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
16
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
42
22
🏙️ Population
34.4M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($650) is 7% more expensive than in Myanmar ($610). Ghana ranked 161st vs 166th for Myanmar 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 0.2 months in Myanmar. Ranked 126th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Ghana and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$26.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5718
$1800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3345
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.18
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.9
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.8
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7241
$13424

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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 Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K