Ghana vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$619
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1550
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$206
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$790
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$610
💸 GDP per capita
$2406
$4413
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.48
❤️ Life expectancy
65.5
67.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
49
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
67
45
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
34.4M
3.03M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($619) is 34% less expensive than in Namibia ($935). Ghana ranked 161st vs 104th for Namibia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ghana compared to 0.7 months in Namibia. Ranked 132nd and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Ghana and Namibia 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 Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$9.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$52.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.91%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6762
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3918
$633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.8
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$7.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.4
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.6
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6277
$5423

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Cities Comparison in Ghana vs Namibia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$532
3.9M
Accra
$822
1.78M
Tamale
$576
730K
Ashaiman
$630
208K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
540K
Obuasi
$631
180K
Koforidua
$668
127K
Tema
$600
162K
Ho
$417
83.7K
Hohoe
$652
56.2K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$985
431K
Walvis Bay
$857
103K
Otjiwarongo
$836
28.2K
Rehoboth
$904
40.8K
Tsumeb
$819
35K
Swakopmund
$834
34.3K
Gobabis
$927
33.4K
Mariental
$948
12.5K
Omaruru
$924
10.7K
Oshikango
$807
12.4K